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SPLC Reminds Southern Voters of Color that in this Pivotal Election, “We Decide / Decidimos”

June 12, 2024

MONTGOMERY — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) launched its bilingual voting campaign, The South’s Got Now / Decidimos in Alabama . Designed to mobilize and unite voters of color across the South, the campaign will...

Hopewatch

A reading list for celebrating the LGBTQ+ community

June 07, 2024

Skylar Kantola

5 book covers presented over a vibrant background.

Features and Stories

Community groups provide frontline defense against rising hate and extremism

June 07, 2024

Dwayne Fatherree

Hatewatch

Extremism Headlines: Alex Jones defamation suit, Faith-based groups face threats

June 07, 2024

Hatewatch Staff

Every week, we highlight stories on extremism and the radical right from the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project. Here are stories that caught our attention through June 7.

Features and Stories

Newbern 2020 Election Timeline

June 06, 2024

a man stands in front of a sign that reads "Newbern Town Hall"

Nancy Tray, et al. v. Florida State Board of Education, et al.

Children's Rights

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June 06, 2024

The Southern Poverty Law Center and its partners filed a lawsuit on behalf of parents of public school students facing discrimination under a state law that fails to provide them with a process for appealing decisions banning books from school libraries despite providing an appeals process for...

Features and Stories

Legal efforts to reinstate ousted Black Alabama mayor and council move forward

June 06, 2024

Dwayne Fatherree

Parental Rights Asserted in Challenge to DeSantis' Discriminatory Book Ban Policy

June 06, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, parents of Florida public school students sued the DeSantis administration’s Board of Education for violating their First Amendment rights through the implementation of H.B. 1069. The lawsuit , filed in...

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