Topic: Selma

Is Charles Rangel corrupt?

New York Rep. Charles Rangel insists he failed to pay taxes on rental income and improperly solicited donations out of ignorance, not corrupt motives.

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama

New Yorker editor David Remnick examines Barack Obama’s unprecedented political odyssey.

Obama administration: more civil rights enforcement in schools

The Obama administration intends to step up enforcement of civil rights laws that apply to schools. Education Secretary Arne Duncan made the announcement in a speech in Selma, Ala., timed to commemorate the 45th anniversary of civil rights marches there.

Facebook protest isn't enough. Selma vets and young activists must share lessons.

A Facebook protest or online petition is not the same as a sit-in or hunger strike. As activism re-invents itself, the experience of the older generations and the innovations of the young each have something to offer.

A church that is home to the homeless

Pastor Richard Berry lives the motto 'faith without works is dead'

From Alabama civil rights tribute, higher hopes for race relations

A gathering in Selma honored the gains of old – and registered new expectations for the Obama era.

Classic book review: At Canaan's Edge

Martin Luther King Jr. was no saint, but this nuanced biography confirms his many virtues.

President-Elect Barack Obama's acceptance speech

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