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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

FLORIDA – The excessive use of Florida’s mental health law, known as the Baker Act, has resulted in the inappropriate and illegal psychiatric hospitalization of thousands of Black and Brown children and children with disabilities...