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President Obama talks to Tom Joyner about 50th anniversary of Selma

President Obama will address history in a speech from Selma, Alabama this Saturday. On Friday, March 5, he spoke with Tom Joyner and Sybil Wilkes on...

Selma’s 50th anniversary brings comparisons to Ferguson

WASHINGTON (AP) — They only lasted minutes, but the beatings of civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, permanently seared the inhumanity of Southern segregation onto…

LBJ linked Latinos, civil rights in ‘Selma’ speech

Fifty-years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of Congress to respond to the brutal beatings of protesters in Selma, Alabama, by passing…

Civil rights landmark bridge is named for reputed KKK leader

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — When the nation’s first Black president steps onto the Edmund Pettus Bridge to honor the marchers beaten there 50 years ago,…

First family to attend Selma march's 50th anniversary in Alabama

WASHINGTON – President Obama and the rest of the first family will join legendary Congressman John Lewis at the 50th anniversary of the famous Selma march...

Mayor Reed, Atlanta leaders to celebrate 50th Anniversary of Selma march

Atlanta city officials, civil rights leaders and others will host a special event to honor the upcoming 50th anniversary of the iconic march in Selma,...

David Oyelowo, Tracee Ellis Ross, Lance Gross attend AAFCA, Mercedes-Benz Oscar party

The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), the premiere organization of film media professionals, set a goal last year to expand its industry presence...

'Black Women of Hollywood' luncheon by Essence magazine during 2015 Oscars

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Essence magazine has not only created one of America's signature events of the 4th of July (via the mammoth annual...

Oscar voter said 'Selma' had 'no art to it'

Voter also calls 'I Can't Breathe' t-shirts bad taste Want a glimpse into what the overwhelmingly white Oscar voting academy really thinks about “black movies” and...

White House to host 'Selma' screening on MLK Holiday after Oscar snub

Without intentionally doing so, the Obama administration has inserted itself into the middle of the Academy Awards-'Selma' controversy after the Oscars snubbed the critically-acclaimed...

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