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Obama, McCain Call Youth to Action in Exclusive Teaching Tolerance Magazine Essays

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

On the brink of the presidential election, candidates John McCain and Barack Obama call America's youth to action and appeal for more community service in exclusive essays written for the Fall 2008 issue of Teaching Tolerance magazine. The magazi

SPLC: Conditions at Mississippi Youth Prison Violating Court Agreement

Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Three years after Mississippi agreed to stop the abuse and neglect of children detained at its youth prisons, a new report has found that students at Oakley Training School are being housed in a crumbling facility lacking the staff and planning needed to

Intelligence Report: Angry Black Supremacist Religious Movement is on the Rise

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Thousands of black men and women who believe Jesus Christ is returning soon to kill or enslave white people, Jews, homosexuals and others have joined the racist fringe of the black Hebrew Israelite movement, according to the latest issue of the Southern P

SPLC Exposes Anti-Obama Propagandist's Appearance on Racist Radio Show

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Jerome Corsi, the right-wing author who is promoting his best-selling book attacking Barack Obama, appeared as recently as late July on an overtly racist, anti-Semitic radio show.

SPLC Debunks American Legion Report on Impact of Undocumented Immigrants

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

A recent American Legion report on the impact of undocumented immigrants relies heavily on discredited information and represents one more example of false anti-immigrant propaganda that is seeping into the mainstream.

Racial Profiling at Work in Police Confiscation of Migrant Worker's Cash, SPLC Tells Court

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Driving through Alabama with a lot of cash is not a crime. But for migrant worker Victor Marquez, it might as well have been.

New Book Reveals Plot to Murder Morris Dees

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

During the late 1990s, a former biker working undercover for the FBI infiltrated one of America's most dangerous hate groups and discovered a plot to assassinate SPLC founder Morris Dees.

New Teaching Tolerance Film Set for September Release

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

In September, SPLC's Teaching Tolerance program will unveil a new documentary film and teaching kit, Viva la Causa, that focuses on one of the seminal events in the march for human rights the grape strike and boycott led by Cesar Chavez.

New SPLC Publication Promotes Blueprint for Reducing Alabama's School Dropout Rate

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today released a blueprint for reducing Alabama's alarming student and teacher dropout rates as part of an ongoing effort to improve the climate in the state's schools.

Live Webcast - SPLC Lawsuit Against Del Monte

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT

SPLC President Richard Cohen and Mary Bauer, director of our Immigrant Justice Project, will host a webcast to discuss our case against Del Monte Fresh Produce Southeast on behalf of farmworkers who were cheated out of their hard-earned pay.

Meet 'Juan Crow'

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT

The final days of Boubacar Bah's life read like an account of a political prisoner in a gulag.

Intelligence Report: Turkey Entices U.S. Scholars, Lawmakers to Cover Up WWI Genocide

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:00:00 GMT

A network of U.S. scholars funded by the government of Turkey is part of an energetic campaign to cover up the Turkish genocide of as many as 1.5 million Armenians during World War I, an effort that has found success in Congress and the White House, accor

Nominations sought for 2008 Morris Dees Justice Award

Tue, 13 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2008 Morris Dees Justice Award, an honor jointly sponsored by a renowned international law firm and the University of Alabama School of Law.

Morris Dees Discusses New Lawsuit Against Klan

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

The Southern Poverty Law Center's case against the Imperial Klans of America (IKA) is scheduled for trial in November in Meade County, Kentucky. The SPLC sued the IKA and two of its officials on behalf of teenager Jordan Gruver, who was brutally beaten by

Migrant Workers at Bottom of Food Chain Face Abuse, Growing Economic Disparity

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:00:00 GMT

The recent story in the New York Times about the loot taken home last year by hedge fund managers provides us with the starkest and most obscene evidence yet about the growing disparity between the rich and the poor in our country.

H-2B Guestworkers Facing Rampant Abuse

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

H-2B Guestworkers Facing Rampant Abuse

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippis School Dropout Rate

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippis School Dropout Rate

Migrant Tomato Workers Face Chronic Abuses

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Migrant Tomato Workers Face Chronic Abuses

We All Bear Moral Responsibility to Ensure Fairness for Workers

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Recently, we won a major victory against a subsidiary of a giant U.S. company that wanted to wash its hands of any responsibility for the abuse of its workers.

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Forestry Guestworker Suit

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Forestry Guestworker Suit

Court Ruling: Food Giant Subsidiary Can Be Held Liable for Worker Mistreatment

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

A subsidiary of food giant Fresh Del Monte Produce cannot hide behind a middleman labor contractor to avoid responsibility for the exploitation of farmworkers who plant and harvest its fields, a federal court has ruled.

'Bandana Project' to Spotlight Sexual Exploitation of Farmworker Women

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Residents of more than 40 cities across the country will take a stand against the sexual harassment and abuse of farmworker women on April 3 as part of the "Bandana Project."

Webcast: The Year in Hate

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Webcast : The Year in Hate

SPLC Lawsuit: Indian Guestworkers Defrauded by Recruiters, Forced into Slave-like Conditions

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Hundreds of guestworkers from India, lured by false promises of permanent U.S. residency, paid tens of thousands of dollars each to obtain temporary jobs at Gulf Coast shipyards only to find themselves forced into involuntary servitude an

Intelligence Report: Hate group numbers up by 48% since 2000

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Led by three states on the southern border, the number of hate groups operating in America has swelled by 48 percent since 2000, a staggering increase mainly attributable to the anti-immigrant fervor sweeping the country, according to the

SPLC Campaign Closes Notorious Mississippi Girls' Prison

Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The state of Mississippi has decided to close the state's notorious Columbia Training School, seven months after the Southern Poverty Law Center sued the state to stop the physical and sexual abuse of teenage girls confined there.

Teen Tells House Subcommittee About Terrifying Immigration Raid

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:00:00 GMT

It was supposed to be the start of another school day for 15-year-old Marie Justeen Mancha as she sat in her bedroom, waiting for her mother to return from an errand in town.

New Project Seeks Justice for Vulnerable Children

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Darius was only 9 when he was locked up. For two months, he languished in a juvenile facility alone, frightened. He missed his 10th birthday party. He missed Thanksgiving. He missed his stepfather's funeral.

Teaching Tolerance Magazine Commemorates 40th Anniversary of King's Death

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:00:00 GMT

The Spring 2008 issue of the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance magazine.

Immigration Backlash: Violence Engulfs Latinos

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Fueled by harsh rhetoric from nativists, pundits and politicians, hate attacks on those seen as Latino 'invaders' are on the rise

New Study: Mississippi Juvenile Courts Fail to Protect Children's Rightsv

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Children in Mississippi's broken juvenile courts often find their future hinges on overworked public defenders they meet only minutes before a court appearance, according to a report released today by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Teaching Tolerance Creates Lesson Plans to Educate Children on Poverty

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

Responding to growing economic inequality in the United States and the lack of education about the issue, the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance program released a set of lesson plans to help educators teach students about poverty.

Sixth Annual 'Mix It Up at Lunch Day'

Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:00:00 GMT

More than 4 million students across the country will step into their school cafeterias and out of their cliques on Nov. 13 as part of the sixth annual Mix It Up at Lunch Day, a project designed to foster respect and understanding in scho

SPLC to Congress: Focus on Preventing School Hate Crimes

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Programs that teach tolerance and defuse racial tension in schools are the key to preventing racially explosive events like those in Jena, La., Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen testified during a congressional hearing

Intelligence Report: Fierce U.S. Anti-Gay Movement Exposed

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 13:00:00 GMT

A preacher who once had breakfast with President Bush is at the heart of a ferocious anti-gay movement that has emerged in evangelical churches serving tens of thousands of Slavic immigrants on the West Coast.

Farmworker Activist Wins 2007 Morris Dees Justice Award

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 13:00:00 GMT

An activist lawyer who for 30 years has provided courageous and effective representation to farmworkers and immigrants has been selected as the winner of the 2007 Morris Dees Justice Award.

Teaching Tolerance Offers Strategies to Combat Bias, Defuse Racial Tensions in Schools

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Following the racially charged events in Jena, La., the Southern Poverty Law Center's Teaching Tolerance program is offering educators a set of strategies to combat bias incidents at school.

Double Standard in Jena

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 13:00:00 GMT

To Reed Walters, the prosecutor in the Jena Six case, his job is a simple one.

20,000 Sign SPLC Petition Urging Congress, President to Stop Guestworker Abuse

Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:00:00 GMT

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today submitted to Congress and President Bush the names of more than 20,000 people who signed a petition demanding an end to the shameful exploitation of foreign guestworkers.

SPLC Warns of Expected White Supremacist Activity at Jena 6 Rally

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:00:00 GMT

The Southern Poverty Law Center today warned of possible white supremacist activity in Jena, Louisiana, tomorrow when thousands of marchers from around the country plan to descend on the town.

SPLC Launches 'School to Prison Reform Project' to Help At-Risk Children Get Special Education Services, Avoid Incarceration

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Expanding its groundbreaking work to keep children out of the "school to prison pipeline," the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has launched a new national initiative to help students.

Fall 2007 Issue of Teaching Tolerance: World Religions Course Helps Reduce Intolerance Among Students

Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Against a backdrop of religious tensions across the globe, a California school district has discovered that teaching students the basics of the world's major religions is helping reduce intolerance among students.

SPLC Settlement Protects Neglected Students in Mississippi County

Wed, 22 Aug 2007 13:00:00 GMT

A Mississippi school district will make changes to protect students with disabilities.

Live Chat with Morris Dees and Richard Cohen

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Join us for a 30-minute audio chat with SPLC President and CEO Richard Cohen and Morris Dees.

SPLC Seeks Justice for 'Jena 6'

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Responding to a groundswell of public outrage over the racially charged prosecutions of six black teens accused of attempted murder in Jena, La., SPLC has brought one of the states top defense attorneys into the looming court battle.

SPLC Sues Leading Klan Group over Beating

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:00:00 GMT

SPLC Sues Leading Klan Group over Beating

Intelligence Report: NC Cases Spotlight Bizarre Klan Underworld

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:00:00 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Two North Carolina criminal cases against Klansmen open a window onto a bizarre Southern underworld of murder, cocaine and a plot to murder a sheriff and blow up a courthouse.

SPLC Sues Mississippi to Stop Abuse of Girls at Juvenile Prison

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:00:00 GMT

The Southern Poverty Law Center today sued the state of Mississippi in federal court to stop the "horrendous" physical and sexual abuse of teenage girls at the Columbia Training School, the state's prison for girls.

O'Reilly and lesbian gangs

Tue, 03 Jul 2007 13:00:00 GMT

A "national underground network" of pink-painted-pistol-packing lesbians is terrorizing America.

U.S. Labor Department Ignored Rampant Worker Abuses in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 13:00:00 GMT

Migrant workers who flocked to New Orleans to rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina were routinely cheated of wages and faced other abuses while the U.S. Department of Labor made little effort to police the contractors employing them.

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Obama, McCain Call Youth to Action in Exclusive Teaching Tolerance Magazine Essays

SPLC: Conditions at Mississippi Youth Prison Violating Court Agreement

Intelligence Report: Angry Black Supremacist Religious Movement is on the Rise

SPLC Exposes Anti-Obama Propagandist's Appearance on Racist Radio Show

SPLC Debunks American Legion Report on Impact of Undocumented Immigrants

Racial Profiling at Work in Police Confiscation of Migrant Worker's Cash, SPLC Tells Court

New Book Reveals Plot to Murder Morris Dees

New Teaching Tolerance Film Set for September Release

New SPLC Publication Promotes Blueprint for Reducing Alabama's School Dropout Rate

Live Webcast - SPLC Lawsuit Against Del Monte

Meet 'Juan Crow'

Intelligence Report: Turkey Entices U.S. Scholars, Lawmakers to Cover Up WWI Genocide

Nominations sought for 2008 Morris Dees Justice Award

Morris Dees Discusses New Lawsuit Against Klan

Migrant Workers at Bottom of Food Chain Face Abuse, Growing Economic Disparity

H-2B Guestworkers Facing Rampant Abuse

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippis School Dropout Rate

Migrant Tomato Workers Face Chronic Abuses

We All Bear Moral Responsibility to Ensure Fairness for Workers

Judge Grants Class Action Status to Forestry Guestworker Suit

Court Ruling: Food Giant Subsidiary Can Be Held Liable for Worker Mistreatment

'Bandana Project' to Spotlight Sexual Exploitation of Farmworker Women

Webcast: The Year in Hate

SPLC Lawsuit: Indian Guestworkers Defrauded by Recruiters, Forced into Slave-like Conditions

Intelligence Report: Hate group numbers up by 48% since 2000

SPLC Campaign Closes Notorious Mississippi Girls' Prison

Teen Tells House Subcommittee About Terrifying Immigration Raid

New Project Seeks Justice for Vulnerable Children

Teaching Tolerance Magazine Commemorates 40th Anniversary of King's Death

Immigration Backlash: Violence Engulfs Latinos

New Study: Mississippi Juvenile Courts Fail to Protect Children's Rightsv

Teaching Tolerance Creates Lesson Plans to Educate Children on Poverty

Sixth Annual 'Mix It Up at Lunch Day'

SPLC to Congress: Focus on Preventing School Hate Crimes

Intelligence Report: Fierce U.S. Anti-Gay Movement Exposed

Farmworker Activist Wins 2007 Morris Dees Justice Award

Teaching Tolerance Offers Strategies to Combat Bias, Defuse Racial Tensions in Schools

Double Standard in Jena

20,000 Sign SPLC Petition Urging Congress, President to Stop Guestworker Abuse

SPLC Warns of Expected White Supremacist Activity at Jena 6 Rally

SPLC Launches 'School to Prison Reform Project' to Help At-Risk Children Get Special Education Services, Avoid Incarceration

Fall 2007 Issue of Teaching Tolerance: World Religions Course Helps Reduce Intolerance Among Students

SPLC Settlement Protects Neglected Students in Mississippi County

Live Chat with Morris Dees and Richard Cohen

SPLC Seeks Justice for 'Jena 6'

SPLC Sues Leading Klan Group over Beating

Intelligence Report: NC Cases Spotlight Bizarre Klan Underworld

SPLC Sues Mississippi to Stop Abuse of Girls at Juvenile Prison

O'Reilly and lesbian gangs

U.S. Labor Department Ignored Rampant Worker Abuses in Post-Katrina New Orleans

SPLC Launches Campaign to Reduce Mississippis School Dropout Rate