May 02, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) condemned Gov. DeSantis’ approval of HB 1291 , a new vaguely-worded law intended to deter educational discussions about systemic and institutional racism, sexism,...
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May 01, 2024
EATONVILLE, Fla. — Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Eatonville, Florida, to its 2024 listing of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places . The annual ranking brings attention to sites that are...
May 01, 2024
(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center denounced Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to sign HB 1105 into law. The new law requires state and local law enforcement agencies to...
May 01, 2024
ENGLISH VERSION MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced the launch of a bilingual voter engagement campaign to educate and energize young people of color in the Deep South as they own their...
April 30, 2024
MIAMI — Today, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report that examines the experiences Black girls have with school safety and school policing. The report, Keep Her Safe:...
April 23, 2024
(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is mourning the tragic death of Jaspal Singh, a 57-year-old man from India detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center, an...
April 22, 2024
WASHINGTON — Hoy, el Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC por sus siglas en inglés) se unió a la coalición Housing Not Handcuffs del National Homelessness Law Center para manifestarse en apoyo de las personas sin techo mientras la...
April 22, 2024
WASHINGTON — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) joined the National Homelessness Law Center’s Housing Not Handcuffs coalition to rally in support of people experiencing homelessness as the U.S Supreme Court heard oral...
April 18, 2024
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC); N.Y. Nathiri, director of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community (P.E.C.); and Bea Leach Hatler , descendent of Robert F. Hungerford, announced support for the Town of...
April 15, 2024
FLORENCE, Ala. — Project Say Something (PSS) , a Florence-based nonprofit organization dedicated to confronting racial injustice, is proud to announce a collaborative effort with the City of Florence to establish a new historical...
April 11, 2024
ATLANTA — Following a years-long campaign by far-right extremists and hate groups targeting transgender people, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) changed their policies to ban transgender women athletes...
April 11, 2024
(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) JEFFERSON PARISH, La. — Today, the Jefferson Parish School Board approved a settlement agreement to resolve a lawsuit challenging the district’s policy and practice of arbitrarily placing...
April 10, 2024
TALLAHASSEE — On Tuesday, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction prohibiting Florida education officials and the Hillsborough County School Board from taking any steps to enforce Florida Statute § 1000.071(3) (2023) (“...
April 08, 2024
ROYAL, Fla. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), on behalf of Young Performing Artists, Inc. , (YPAs) recently submitted a new petition to the National Park Service requesting a thorough review of Florida’s nomination of...
April 08, 2024
MONTGOMERY— The Alabama State Office (ALSO), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), is excited to announce the launch of its Advocacy Institute . Applications for the inaugural training program are being accepted...
April 04, 2024
Montgomery, Ala. — Today, a coalition of civil rights, voting rights and disability rights organizations sued Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Alabama’s 42 District Attorneys, and Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to...
April 03, 2024
LOUISIANA — The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of Louisiana homeowners Iris Calogero and Margie Randolf. The court reversed a lower court’s ruling that allowed a Louisiana law firm to seek...
April 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Last week, a group of human and immigrant rights organizations submitted a federal civil rights complaint on behalf of individuals detained at the Winn Correctional Center, run by Immigration and Customs...
March 23, 2024
MONTGOMERY — Today at 5:00 p.m. , the Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) , a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), will lay a wreath honoring civil rights martyr Johnnie Mae Chappell. Johnnie Mae Chappell , a...
March 14, 2024
JACKSON, Miss. — The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) reflects on the legacy of civil rights activist Dorie Ladner, a pillar in the movement for social justice in Mississippi. “Dorie Ladner is an icon in the Civil Rights...
March 06, 2024
PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division (DOJ) announced a settlement agreement with the Pasco County School District last night to end discrimination against students with disabilities in...
March 04, 2024
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — After the discovery that voters in Alabama’s newly formed majority-Black congressional district received erroneous information, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement. Over...
February 23, 2024
MONTGOMERY — On Friday, March 1 at 1:00 p.m. , the Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) , a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and the Alabama State Office open Jubilee weekend with its annual wreath laying...
February 22, 2024
FLORIDA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a new statewide survey that shows most Floridians believe that a quality K-12 public education is a right, and that Florida should invest more in educating young...
February 22, 2024
MONTGOMERY — On Friday, February 23, at 6:00 p.m. , Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC) , a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Alabama State Office will honor Selma, Alabama native Sheyann Webb-Christburg...
