The Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation is planning to kick off an approximately one-year project that will explore ancestry and race in Selma and Dallas County.
The project will use three different groups of people to contribute to the project: 10 to 15 Selma/Dallas County residents, Republican and Democratic senators from Alabama and staff members of SCNTR and Black Belt Community Foundation.
Participants will be encouraged to read “Gather at the Table” by authors Thomas DeWolf and Sharon Morgan, as well as committing to racial equity training, researching their own genealogy, receiving DNA tests and traveling to Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery.
An information session will be held on Jan. 7 at 2 p.m. at the Vaughan Room of the Selma Public Library. Another session will be held at the same location on Jan. 9 at 4 p.m.
The project will kick off on Martin Luther King Day on Jan. 20. See the online document for more information.
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...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM CST MONDAY FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 6 degrees north to as low
as 15 degrees south early Monday morning.
* WHERE...All of central Alabama.
* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 7 AM CST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin
is exposed to these temperatures. An extended period of
subfreezing temperatures could cause pipes to burst.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills
inside.
If you do not have heat in your home or lack shelter, you can call
211 or visit 211connectsalabama.org for assistance locating
appropriate shelter from the cold.
To prevent freezing and possible bursting of pipes they should be
wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly.
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