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December 12, 2025

Impact Voting Rights

Why Selma’s Future Matters to Democracy Everywhere

In the Crossroads of Civil Rights and Economic Justice Selma, Alabama—the birthplace of the Voting Rights Act—has taught America a vital truth: civil rights without economic power perpetuates oppression. Sixty...

February 2, 2026

Selma Youth Celebrate New Money Skills after Completing Build Up

Impact News

December 19, 2025

Frances Cleveland: Living Foot Soldiers Park’s Vision of Community-Driven Change

Impact Stories Voting Rights

December 12, 2025

What It Takes to Build Wealth in Selma

Impact

November 14, 2025

What is Gerrymandering – and How it Affects Voters

Voting Rights

October 20, 2025

Supreme Court Case Threatens the Heart of the Voting Rights Act – Alabama Must Step Up

News Voting Rights

July 28, 2025

Foot Soldiers Park Awards First Jo Ann Bland Civil Rights Legacy Scholarships to Local Students

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July 18, 2025

Celebrating Juneteenth: Building Power from History

Impact

June 19, 2025

Where Memory Meets Movement: Juneteenth at Foot Soldiers Park

News Stories

May 7, 2025

Our CEO wins a leadership award for her work with Foot Soldiers Park

Foot Soldiers Park CEO and founding partner Kimberly Smitherman received honorary recognition and a leadership award from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

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July 7, 2025

Independence Weekend Interviews Cont.

The John Fugelsang Podcast

June 19, 2025

Juneteenth and the Fight for Justice in Selma and Beyond

Common Dreams

February 12, 2023

Up First: The Civil Rights Generation

NPR

January 16, 2023

City of Selma partners with Foot Soldiers Park for disaster relief fund

Selma Sun