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First African Baptist Church in will host a special service June 8 to commemorate the 61st anniversary of Bloody Tuesday, a key event in Tuscaloosa's civil rights history.

A large group gathered in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to mark the 60th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." Bloody Sunday was a 1965 voting rights march met with extreme violence.

U.S. Sen Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, speaks with the Rev. Al Sharpton at the Tabernacle Baptist Church during the 60th anniversary of the march to ensure that African Americans could exercise ...

Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965.

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, a Selma, Alabama native, said that Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is significant to her, as it was her home church growing up, where she memorized her first speech as a Girl Scout.

Honoring Bloody Sunday's 60th anniversary, the Brown Chapel AME Church and Action Fund will host a celebration and call to action in Selma.

Among the recipients of the grants, which range from $50,000 to $500,000, is The Historic Bethel Baptist Church Community in Birmingham, Alabama.

Thirty historically Black churches of different denominations were named recipients of $8.5 million in grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural ...

In a bold and controversial move, New Era Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, has sparked outrage with a provocative election sign targeting Black voters.

Six churches are among 39 projects being awarded grants from the National Park Service to preserve historical examples of the civil rights activism of Black people in the United States. The recipients ...