Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County,in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Located on the banks of the Alabama River,the city has a population of 17,971 as of the 2020 census. About 80% of the population is African-American.
Selma Blair is an American actress. She is known for her roles in Cruel Intentions,Legally Blonde,The Sweetest Thing,and the Hellboy franchise.
Melton is a local government district with borough status in north-eastern Leicestershire,England. It is named after its only town,Melton Mowbray. The borough also includes numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The north of the district includes part of the Vale of Belvoir. Melton is the least populous district of its type and the fourth least populous district in England overall.
The City of Melton is a local government area in Victoria,Australia,on Melbourne's western rural–urban fringe.
Frank Ervin Melton was the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,United States,from 4 July 2005 until his death on 7 May 2009. Melton,an African American,defeated the city's first black mayor Harvey Johnson,Jr. Melton won 63 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary against Johnson,who had served two terms. Melton quickly swept into action to rid Jackson of drug-related crime,improve economic development,and improve city infrastructure. Since Melton became mayor,he touted economic-development projects totaling over $1.6 billion,creating at least 4,500 jobs in the city. Others pointed out that many of those projects were in the works when he started in office. He was embroiled in several controversies during his tenure,including questionable power breaches and criminal misdemeanor activity.
Brent Forrester is an American writer and producer,who has written for 6 Emmy Award-winning television comedies. He wrote several episodes of the animated television sitcom The Simpsons between 1993 and 1997. He has worked as a writer on The Ben Stiller Show,Mr. Show with Bob and David,Undeclared,Super Fun Night and The Office. He served as head writer and executive producer on King of the Hill,Love,The Office and Space Force. Forrester has also written feature films.
James Perkins Jr. is an American politician who is the incumbent mayor of Selma,Alabama. The first African American mayor of the city,he won a runoff election in 2000 and served two terms,lost his second bid for reelection in 2008,and won a third non-consecutive term in 2020.
Patrick Melton is an American screenwriter,producer and novelist.
Ava Marie DuVernay is an American filmmaker,screenwriter,and producer. She is a recipient of two Primetime Emmy Awards,two NAACP Image Award,a BAFTA Film Award,and a BAFTA TV Award,as well as a nominee for an Academy Award and Golden Globe. In 2011,she founded her independent distribution company ARRAY.
Selma High School is a public secondary school in Selma,Alabama. It is the only public high school in the Selma City School System.
Melton is a Scottish surname,and is derived from Anglo-Saxon medeltone or meltuna,from the Old English words middel,meaning "middle" or "between two places",and tun,meaning "settlement".
Buckner Franklin "Buck" Melton Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Macon,Georgia,from 1975 until 1979.
Frederick Douglas Reese was an American civil rights activist,educator and minister from Selma,Alabama. Known as a member of Selma's "Courageous Eight",Reese was the president of the Dallas County Voters League (DCVL) when it invited the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and Martin Luther King Jr. to Selma to amplify the city's local voting rights campaign. This campaign eventually gave birth to the Selma to Montgomery marches,which later led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Governor Kay Ivey (R),who took office on April 10,2017,upon the resignation of Robert Bentley (R) ran for election to a full term and won over Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox. Ivey was sworn in for her first full term on January 14,2019. This was the first time since 1966 that a woman was elected Governor of Alabama.
Eddie Melton is an African American politician from the state of Indiana,who was born in the city of Gary and is serving as the 22nd mayor of Gary,Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party,Melton served in the Indiana Senate as the Senator for Indiana Senate District 3. He also serves as Deputy Chair of the Indiana Democratic Party where he has focused on equity and inclusion.
Ragen Hatcher is an American politician from Gary,Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party,she serves in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Jerome A. Prince is an American politician who served as the 21st mayor of Gary,Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party,he assumed office on January 1,2020,succeeding Karen Freeman-Wilson,and served until December 31,2023,after being defeated in the Democratic primary for mayor by State Senator Eddie Melton.
Alney Dale Danks Jr. was an American attorney who served as the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,from 1977 to 1989.
