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President Obama Delivers Remarks on the 50th Anniversary of the Selma Marches

Posted on March 8, 2015 by The Soul Brother

In my opinion this speech surpasses President Obama’s remarks on race made in Philadelphia in 2008. I wished I had been able to watch our President’s remarks at the Edmund Pettus bridge yesterday.  If you are like me and missed … Continue reading →

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50 years ago: Mixed views about civil rights but support for Selma demonstrators

Posted on March 6, 2015 by The Soul Brother

By Andrew Kohut When civil rights activists led a bloody protest march in Selma, Ala., on March 7, 1965, that is credited with helping to assure passage of the Voting Rights Act that year, civil rights was a top issue … Continue reading →

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