Obama's to travel to Selma
buzzz worthy. . . VP Biden joins Rep.John Lewis in a march on the Edmund Pettus Bridge commemorating the 48th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday." On Saturday, March 7, the President and the First Lady will travel to Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery marches. This visit will also highlight the President and his Administration's overall efforts to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Obama, the first Black President, will deliver remarks at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma standing in the historic shadow of Martin Luther King, Jr. In 2013, Vice President Joe Biden joined ativitst on the bridge to commemorate the 48th anniversary of the march. In light of recent racially charged crimes clouding national news headlines, President Obama is expected to address the continued need to stand against racial injustice. As the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" approaches, a group o...