Selma

Selma Blair’s Essentials: Pajamas, Beach Vacations and Jackets

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In the early days following Selma Blair’s diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2018, the actress’s battle with symptoms like fatigue, muscle weakness and impaired speech left her largely bedridden. While he worked with doctors and underwent treatment, it was small, unexpected acts of kindness that kept Blair’s spirits up, including a gift from the … Read more

Bloody Sunday: Decades after violence in Selma, Alabama spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate

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Salma, Alaa.. Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act. The violence of March 7, 1965 that became known as “Bloody Sunday” shocked the nation and helped … Read more