1965: The civil rights activist Martin Luther King (David Oyelowo) has just been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his fight against racial discrimination. Thanks in no small part to his efforts, the ...

A Paramount Pictures photo of “Selma,” from left to right: Tessa Thompson plays Diane Nash, Omar Dorsey plays James Orange, Colman Domingo plays Ralph Abernathy, David Oyelowo plays Martin Luther King ...

If you haven’t been able to watch the 2014 historical drama “Selma,” now is your chance to do so and join a discussion about the film inspired by true events. Southeastern Synod ELCA is hosting a ...

The “Selma” cast and crew traveled a long road to get to the AFI Fest premiere of the historical film. The drama, which focuses on a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, took seven years to ...

Judy Richardson was a worker for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia from 1963 to 1966, the time depicted in the movie “Selma.” She began a career in ...

SELMA, ALA. >> The 50th anniversary of the civil rights marches in Selma and the movie that tells the story are expected to bring thousands of visitors to this historic Alabama city this year.