Alabama March

Last week I had the opportunity to cover the #SELMA2012 march. This I found interesting because many people I spoke to was unaware of the historic retread of the Selma to Montgomery march of 1965. Outside of a small select group of media outlets the march went largely ignored by mainstream media. While you can […]

Rest for the weary marchers between Selma and Montgomery, Alabama came yesterday as the historic journey, replicating the famous civil rights trek of 1965, reached its destination. NewsOne’s Elon James White has filed this exclusive report from the steps of the state capitol building: [ooyala hnNmRxMzpsuvC_Et6nm5QZGQJ-MFIiQL 610 343 0 nolink] RELATED: Click here for FULL […]

The attack of the civil rights of immigrants took the lead in the penultimate day of the current march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama — sponsored by a coalition of rights organizations like Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and trade unions like SEIU. NewsOne’s Elon James White has filed this exclusive report from the […]

The current march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama — on the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s 1965 civil rights procession — is not just a reenactment, but a “call to arms” in the face of draconian voter ID laws and anti-immigrant legislation. NewsOne’s Elon James White has filed this exclusive report from the road between […]

In 2008, first-time voters shocked the nation as they waited patiently in line, literally for hours upon hours, to cast their vote in a Presidential election that would go down in the history books. It was young people — and people of color especially — who propelled Barack Obama into office by their sheer numbers. SEE ALSO: […]