Behind the Scenes of the History-Making Movie Selma

 Arianna Davis December 2014

 

After nearly ten years, multiple directors and several rewrites, Selma, the story of Martin Luther King Jr.'s crusade for voting rights in 1965, is finally marching to the big screen.

Ferguson protest leaders eye next phase

 Wesley Lowery December 22, 2014

 

Organizers of protests in Ferguson, Mo., say a change in strategy is on the horizon for the national movement they helped build to address police brutality and racial disparities in the U.S. justice system.

 

Their marches and arrests produced a groundswell of support throughout the fall, but now, the organizers say, they have to figure out what to do next, given the expansion of those protesting under the umbrella of their cause.

 

A further complication was the killing Saturday of two New York City police officers by a man who declared on social media that he would avenge the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown — two unarmed black men whose deaths at the hands of officers have been driving forces behind the national efforts.