Attendees at this year's Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee were committed to making sure Russia's invasion of Ukraine didn't overshadow the fight for voting rights.
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From the pews of a church where white deacons once refused to seat African Americans, a group of Black singers in Alabama reminds us why preserving our memories of this historic year is vital even if we d rather just leave 2020 behind.
They re singing Auld Lang Syne, the Scottish ballad synonymous with ringing in the new year. It begins with this line: Should auld acquaintance be forgot / And never brought to mind?
That question of whether to forget the past is central to the art film,