On this civil rights anniversary, I’m feeling drained but determined

I'm battling cancer as well as voting restrictions, but I have many more bridges to cross. This is my diary of the Selma to Montgomery march

As a longtime activist and co-founder of Black Voters Matter, and because I lived in Selma, Alabama, for about 10 years, I've participated in many Bloody Sunday and Selma to Montgomery commemorations. But this time, it feels a little different.

This is the first time after the renewed battle for federal voting rights legislation, which we have fought for throughout 2021 starting with our fight against Georgia's voter suppression bill early in the year, and continuing with similar efforts in Florida as well as Texas, where activists and legislators successfully delayed a voter suppression bill for six months.