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 20,756 as of the 2010 census. About 80% of the population is African-American.
Selma is a town in Johnston County,North Carolina,United States. In 2010,the population was 6,073,and as of 2018 the estimated population was 6,913. Selma is part of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary Combined Statistical Area. The area has a population over 1.7 million residents,though the town of Selma is able to maintain its rural character. The Everitt P. Stevens House,located in Selma,was the site of the last Grand Review of the Confederate Army held on April 6,1865,after its defeat at the Battle of Bentonville.
Selma Blair Beitner,known by her professional name Selma Blair, is an American actress. She played a number of roles in films and on television before obtaining recognition for her leading role in the film Brown's Requiem (1998). Her breakthrough came when she starred as Zoe Bean on the WB sitcom Zoe,Duncan,Jack and Jane (1999–2000),and as Cecile Caldwell in the cult film Cruel Intentions (1999). She continued to find success with the comedies Legally Blonde (2001) and The Sweetest Thing (2002),and achieved international fame with her portrayal of Liz Sherman in the big-budget fantasy films Hellboy (2004) and Hellboy II:The Golden Army (2008).
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. However he was embroiled in several controversies while being mayor,including questionable power breaches and criminal misdemeanor activity.
James Perkins Jr. was the first African American mayor and is the incumbent mayor of Selma,Alabama. He won a run-off 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,television producer,and film publicist. She won the directing award in the U.S. dramatic competition at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival for her second feature film Middle of Nowhere,becoming the first black woman to win the award. For her work on Selma (2014),DuVernay became the first black woman to be nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director,and also the first black female director to have her film nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 2017,she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for her film 13th (2016).
Selma High School is a public secondary school in Selma,Alabama. It is the only public high school in the Selma City School System.
Buckner Franklin "Buck" Melton,Sr. was an American politician and lawyer who served as the mayor of Macon,Georgia,from 1975 until 1979.
Selma is a 2014 historical drama film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Paul Webb. It is based on the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches initiated and directed by James Bevel and led by Martin Luther King Jr.,Hosea Williams,and John Lewis. The film stars actors David Oyelowo as King,Tom Wilkinson as President Lyndon B. Johnson,Tim Roth as George Wallace,Carmen Ejogo as Coretta Scott King,and Common as Bevel.
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.
Benjamin Franklin Saffold (1826–1889) was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1868 to 1874.
The 2018 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Alabama. Incumbent Republican Governor Kay Ivey,who took office on April 10,2017,upon the resignation of Governor Robert Bentley,ran for election to a full term and won over Tuscaloosa mayor Walt Maddox. Ivey was sworn into office on January 14,2019.
The 2020 Indiana gubernatorial election was won by incumbent Republican Eric Holcomb on November 3,2020. The election was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The government of Richmond,Virginia,headquartered at Richmond City Hall in Downtown Richmond,is organized under the Charter of Richmond,Virginia and provides for a "strong" mayor-council system. The mayor is elected to a four-year term and is responsible for the administration of city government. The Richmond City Council is a unicameral body consisting of nine members,each elected to represent a geographic district. The city of Richmond is located in the 13th Judicial Circuit of Virginia,and its court system consists of a circuit court and four district courts.
Eddie Melton is an American politician from the state of Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party,Melton serves in the Indiana Senate.
Ragen Hatcher is an American politician from Gary,Indiana. A member of the Democratic Party,she serves in the Indiana House of Representatives.
Jonathan S. Melton is an American lawyer and politician. He is one of the first two openly gay people to serve on the Raleigh City Council. He is the current Chairman of the Raleigh City Council's Economic Development and Innovation Committee. Melton is also a founding board member of Stonewall Sports,a national LGBTQ philanthropic sports league.
Alney Dale Danks Jr. was an American attorney who served as the mayor of Jackson,Mississippi,from 1977 to 1989.
