it has to be. Selma, in addition to being a meticulously detailed historical drama, is the right movie for the moment: In telling the story of the three marches — from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell speaks at Tabernacle Baptist Church during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights in Selma, Alabama.

Describing Ava DuVernay's quietly remarkable Selma to a friend, I caught myself referring to the Civil Rights Era as a historical event, a thing of the past, and then backtracked. The killing of ...