June 23, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Melissa Crow, a senior supervising attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), released the following statement responding to the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) announcement concerning...
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June 22, 2021
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – Today, a group of Palm Beach County parents and students, Disability Rights Florida, and the Florida State Conference of the NAACP sued the School Board of Palm Beach County and its officials and...
June 22, 2021
ATLANTA -- Citing repeated failures to follow Georgia and federal law governing the payment and processing of unemployment insurance benefits claims, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Atlanta-based law firm Bondurant,...
June 21, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released new data amending the number of pedestals listed as “removed” in its Whose Heritage? report, which tracks symbols of the Confederacy across the United...
June 17, 2021
WASHINGTON - A new report released today by Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Hatewatch and the Center for Media and Democracy reveals big money donors pumped $4.3 million into white nationalist group VDARE in the lead up to...
June 17, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern Poverty Law Center today released Protecting Immigrant Students’ Rights to a Public Education , a guide explaining the legal framework and rights of immigrant children and families to enroll and...
June 17, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today marks the sixth anniversary of the Charleston Church massacre. The following statement is from SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks: “Today is the sixth anniversary of the Charleston Church massacre and we...
June 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following Attorney General Merrick Garland’s decisions vacating key pieces of the Trump administration’s systematic assault on the U.S. asylum process, Peter Isbister, Senior Lead Attorney with the Southern...
June 15, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – On Thursday, June 17, POV will host a roundtable Facebook live event featuring activist Bree Newsome, documentary director CJ Hunt, and SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks discussing the future of the Confederate...
June 14, 2021
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Today, Fair Elections Center and the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit to challenge Florida Senate Bill 90, an omnibus voting rights bill that, among other things, requires civic organizations...
June 10, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Julia Solórzano, a staff attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s (SPLC) Immigrant Justice Project, released the following statement responding to Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA)...
June 10, 2021
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Citadel recently began the process of demolishing Capers Hall, which was named for two brothers who fought to preserve chattel slavery during the Civil War. The following statement is from SPLC Chief of...
June 09, 2021
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Charlottesville City Council unanimously voted to remove two statues of Confederate generals in its parks from public display. The statue of Robert E. Lee was the focal point for the Unite the Right...
June 09, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sarah Rich, a senior supervising attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement responding to comments made by Vice President Kamala Harris. “Seeking protection from...
June 08, 2021
WASHINGTON - A serving national guardsman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran helped the accelerationist organization, The Base , plan a white power army, according to a new report published in Hatewatch. The piece, which follows his...
June 04, 2021
GEORGIA – The Georgia Board of Education voted last night to approve a resolution banning classroom discussion about racism and white supremacy. Last month, Governor Brian Kemp sent a letter to the board urging them to take “...
June 02, 2021
NEW ORLEANS, La. – U.S. District Court Judge Brian A. Jackson ruled last week that a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s failure to provide intensive home and community-based mental health services, as required by law, to Medicaid-...
June 02, 2021
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Last night, the Duval County School Board voted in favor of changing the names of six public schools named after Confederate leaders. Their decision follows the will of the community, which chose to remove...
June 02, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Melissa Crow, a senior supervising attorney with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the following statement responding to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally ending the Migrant...
May 28, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The U.S. Senate, in a 35-54 vote today, filibustered the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6. The following statement is from Margaret Huang, president...
May 28, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Gracie Willis, a staff attorney, with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Immigrant Justice Project released the following statement on the proposed Dedicated Docket announced today by the Executive Office for...
May 26, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released new data updating the number of Confederate symbols associated with the military as part of its Whose Heritage? report , which tracks symbols of the...
May 26, 2021
ATLANTA — Three prominent Georgia-based disability rights groups have joined the broad-based alliance of Georgia voters, civil rights groups, and activists fighting against the implementation of the state’s unconstitutional and...
May 25, 2021
ATLANTA, Ga. – The Stone Mountain Memorial Association recently approved several resolutions which will bring long overdue changes to Stone Mountain Park, including relocating Confederate flags from the base of the mountain,...
May 24, 2021
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In the second season of the Sounds Like Hate podcast, debuting May 26, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) shifts its focus to the South, as activists in Alabama, Georgia and Texas bring renewed energy and...
