remind your parents to pack an emergency supply kit. making a plan might feel like homework, but it will help you and your family stay safe during an emergency. this morning bishop william barber joined by former congressman beto o rourke kicked off the poor peoples campaign march for democracy in georgetown, texas, demanding federal action on voting rights among other things. over the next four days, the selma-to-montgomery style voting rights march will make its way 27 miles across the state to austin for a rally on saturday at the state capitol.
head on. when trayvon martin was first shot i said this could have been my son. another way of saying that is trayvon martin could have been me 35 years ago. there s very few african american men in this country that haven t had the experience of being followed when they were shopping at a department store. that includes me. his comments on trayvon martin are powerful and profound. in ways that you don t normally hear presidents talk. and then on the 50th anniversary of the march for voting rights from selma to montgomery alabama, the first african american president marches side by side with congressman lewis who has a young man was beaten to within an inch of his life by state
that includes me. his comments on trayvon martin are powerful and profound. in ways that you don t normally hear presidents talk. and then on the 50th anniversary of the march for voting rights from selma to montgomery alabama, the first african american president marches side by side with congressman lewis who has a young man was beaten to within an inch of his life by state troopers at that same bridge a half century earlier. you recognize the fact that people gave blood and some people hurt and i think he recognized the fact that maybe if it hadn t been for selma that he wouldn t have been elected president. we will remember these early
ceremonies as well today. but this really is a day of reflection. at the same time it is a day of looking forward. there are people here great anticipation for the message from the president of the united states especially at a time when so many seem to believe and are convinced that racial tensions are just as high today as they may have been during the height of the civil rights movement. this year is also a year in which to commemorate the voting rights act which came just a matter of five or six months after bloody sunday. of course the march that took place from selma to montgomery the oscar-nominated movie selma despite being criticized for some factual inconsistencies, has helped renew interest perhaps raise awareness, about this page of american history, and this edmund pettus bridge frankly, when people see it they do think about those black and white images. but people come by the bus loads