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SPLC Challenges More Than 100 U.S. Schools Honoring Confederate Leaders to Change the Name

August 13, 2021

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, as we continue to remember and honor the memory of Heather Heyer and her stand against white supremacy at the deadly Unite the Right Rally in 2017, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) releases new...

SPLC’S MARGARET HUANG ON CHARLOTTESVILLE ANNIVERSARY: THE VIOLENT BEGINNING OF A NEW CHAPTER IN EFFORT TO MAINSTREAM WHITE NATIONALIST IDEAS

August 12, 2021

WASHINGTON — Southern Poverty Law Center President and CEO Margaret Huang issued the following statement on the fourth anniversary of the white supremacist rally/riots in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Looking back at...

As Census Data Drops, SPLC Calls on Georgia Legislators to End Sham Process and Meaningfully Include Georgians in Community Districting

August 12, 2021

ATLANTA – Today the U.S. Census Bureau publicly released critical data that will be essential in the Georgia General Assembly’s decennial redistricting process. Yesterday, the last town hall opportunity for the public to offer...

As Georgia Redistricting Hearings Conclude, Leaders Urge Government Transparency, Continued Opportunity For Public Input

August 09, 2021

ATLANTA - Today, in response to public hearings on the redistricting process in Georgia coming to a close before the Census Bureau has released relevant data, civil rights and progressive organizations urged elected leaders to...

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Ignoring COVID-19: Florida governor’s ban of mask mandates in public schools endangers children

August 09, 2021

Civil Rights Fellowship Program for Early-Career Lawyers Opens Application Period

August 09, 2021

August 9, 2021 (Atlanta, GA) ¾ The Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellowship, which will help early-career attorneys develop the skills and experience they need to advance education equity through research, policy analysis,...

Gainesville City Commission votes to file complaint against HB 1

August 06, 2021

GAINESVILLE, FL --Yesterday, the Gainesville City Commission voted to file a complaint against the Combating Violence, Disorder, and Looking and Law Enforcement Protection Act, also known as HB 1. Passed and signed into law in...

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‘Waking up to racism’: New documentary tells truth about Confederacy, tracks root of ‘Lost Cause’ myth

August 05, 2021

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BLM Reprisal: Florida school district terminates teacher who stood up for Black students

August 05, 2021

District Terminates Teacher Who Hung Black Lives Matter Flag

August 04, 2021

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Students in Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) are returning to school next week, but Amy Donofrio, a 13-year, nationally recognized educator who was banned from her classroom at Robert E. Lee High School in...

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SPLC Challenges More Than 100 U.S. Schools Honoring Confederate Leaders to Change the Name

SPLC’S MARGARET HUANG ON CHARLOTTESVILLE ANNIVERSARY: THE VIOLENT BEGINNING OF A NEW CHAPTER IN EFFORT TO MAINSTREAM WHITE NATIONALIST IDEAS

As Census Data Drops, SPLC Calls on Georgia Legislators to End Sham Process and Meaningfully Include Georgians in Community Districting

As Georgia Redistricting Hearings Conclude, Leaders Urge Government Transparency, Continued Opportunity For Public Input

Ignoring COVID-19: Florida governor’s ban of mask mandates in public schools endangers children

Civil Rights Fellowship Program for Early-Career Lawyers Opens Application Period

Gainesville City Commission votes to file complaint against HB 1

‘Waking up to racism’: New documentary tells truth about Confederacy, tracks root of ‘Lost Cause’ myth

BLM Reprisal: Florida school district terminates teacher who stood up for Black students

District Terminates Teacher Who Hung Black Lives Matter Flag

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