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SPLC Looks Forward to Stone Mountain Park Changes; Urges Community to Stay Engaged

April 27, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Stone Mountain Memorial Association held its first meeting under the new leadership of Rev. Abraham Mosley, the first African American to lead the state’s authority in its 60-year history, to discuss future...

New Coalition Formed to End Pasco County’s Predictive Policing Program

April 26, 2021

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – Today, 30 local, state-based, and national organizations announced the formation of the PASCO Coalition, People Against the Surveillance of Children and Overpolicing, to call on the Pasco County School...

Following Government’s Forced ‘Death Flight’ Deportations and Torture of Black Immigrants, Advocates Seek Answers

April 26, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Civil rights attorneys today submitted a pair of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the federal government seeking information on the government’s use of force, including the use of pepper spray, to...

SPLC Condemns the Observance of Confederate Memorial Day

April 26, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The following statement is from SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks: “Since Reconstruction, Confederate symbols have been used by white supremacists as tools of racial terror. The United Daughters of the...

SPLC Statement Observing Day of Silence

April 22, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Scott McCoy, SPLC Action Fund interim deputy legal director, LGBTQ Rights & Special Litigation, released the statement below observing Day of Silence on Friday, April 23: “The overt discrimination that gay...

SPLC: DOJ Files Statement of Interest Supporting Black Trans Woman’s Request for Transfer to Female Prison in Georgia and Gender Dysphoria Care

April 22, 2021

MACON, Ga. – In response to the Statement of Interest that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed late this afternoon in Ashley Diamond’s lawsuit, Diamond v. Ward , against officials within the Georgia Department of...

SPLC: Increase in Visas Must Come with Worker Protections

April 21, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) this week announced an additional 22,000 H-2B visas will be made available to employers this fiscal year. The following statement is from Meredith Stewart, a senior...

CRMC, Kwame Alexander Release Community Poem After Jury Convicts Former Police Officer of George Floyd’s Murder

April 21, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala . – The Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC), in partnership with New York Times best-selling author Kwame Alexander, released a national community-led poem today following the guilty verdict in the murder trial of...

Derek Chauvin conviction necessary, but more needs to be done

April 20, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS -- Earlier today a jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin in the killing of George Floyd. Chauvin, who is white, was charged with second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree...

Southern Poverty Law Center sues Jefferson Parish sheriff’s office for public records regarding officer brutality

April 19, 2021

NEW ORLEANS -- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has filed suit against the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office (JPSO) and will be asking a judge to compel Sheriff Joseph Lopinto to respond to a public records request the...

Teacher Disciplined for Black Lives Matter Flag Sues Duval County Public Schools for Retaliation, Right to Free Speech

April 16, 2021

DUVAL COUNTY, Fla. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and private employment law firm Scott • Wagner and Associates, P.A ., sued Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) on behalf of a teacher at Robert E. Lee High School...

Southern Poverty Law Center denounces shooting near trial of Derek Chauvin

April 13, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS -- Earlier this week police police shot and killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright about 10 miles from the courthouse were Derek Chauvin is on trial for the murder of George Floyd. Wright was shot during a traffic stop,...

SPLC: Incarcerated Transgender Woman Demands Transfer to Female Facility, End to Retaliation

April 09, 2021

ATLANTA, Ga. – Today, Ashley Diamond, a Black transgender woman who is currently suing the Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC), asked a federal judge for an emergency order to protect her health and safety while in GDC...

SPLC Guide Helps Parents of Students with Disabilities Navigate Complex Education System

April 06, 2021

JACKSON, Miss. – Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) today released, “Helping Your Child with A Disability Get A Good Education: A Guide for Parents,” a new handbook that helps parents of students with disabilities in Mississippi...

Southern Poverty Law Center and Civil Rights Corps threaten to sue Knox County over bail practices

April 05, 2021

KNOXVILLE, Tenn., -- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Civil Rights Corps (CRC) have informed judges, the sheriff, public defender, and other officials in Knox County that they are prepared to bring a lawsuit against...

SPLC Responds to Twitter Promoting Far Right Extremist Well-Known for White Supremacist Ties

April 02, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Susan Corke, Director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project released the following statement on Twitter’s active promotion of far right extremist Jack Posobiec, who is well-known for...

SPLC Applauds Virginia Supreme Court Ruling to Allow Removal of Charlottesville Confederate Statue

April 01, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Today, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled that the city of Charlottesville can remove its statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, the focal point for the Unite the Right rally in 2017, from public display...

New CRMC Community Guide Offers Lessons about Impediments to Black Liberation

April 01, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Leading conversations about systemic racism in schools and communities require an honest, caring and nuanced approach to combat its harrowing legacy in the U.S., according to a new community guide released...

SPLC Report Examines the Impact on Children of Incarcerated Parents

March 31, 2021

LOUISIANA – A new report released today by Daughters Beyond Incarceration and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) offers a roadmap for stakeholders appointed earlier this year to serve on a council within the Louisiana...

Civil Rights Groups Sue Georgia Over New Sweeping Voter Suppression Law

March 30, 2021

ATLANTA — Civil rights groups have filed a federal lawsuit against Georgia’s sweeping new law that makes it much harder for all Georgians to vote, particularly voters of color, new citizens, and religious communities. The...

Orleans Parish residents sue Assessor over reassessment of wealthy commercial properties, while ignoring regular property owners 

March 29, 2021

NEW ORLEANS -- Arguing that Orleans Parish Assessor Errol Williams should not be supporting corporate welfare, and that everyone deserves equitable and lawful property assessments, two Orleans Parish residents have sued Williams...

SPLC: Immigration Coverage Largely Ignoring Rights and Humanity of People Seeking Asylum

March 24, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The following statement is from Efrén Olivares, deputy legal director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project. “Recent national discourse around immigration has largely ignored the...

Southern Poverty Law Center sues Georgia Department of Labor to enforce open records act

March 23, 2021

ATLANTA -- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has filed suit against the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) in the Fulton County Superior Court after the agency failed to comply with the state’s open records act. The SPLC is...

SPLC Releases Statement Following Horrific Mass-Shooting in Atlanta-area

March 17, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Following the horrific events of last night in the Atlanta-area, Margaret Huang, President & CEO of Southern Poverty Law Center , released the following statement: “Our hearts and prayers go out to the...

SPLC Condemns Fort Lauderdale City Council Rubber-Stamping Legacy of Anti-LGBTQ Pastor Dr. D. James Kennedy

March 17, 2021

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – City commissioners in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, voted tonight on a proclamation declaring March 21, 2021, as Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Day and Westminster Academy Day in the City of Fort Lauderdale...

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