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Seven years after its founding, Black Lives Matter has awakened an anti-racist movement that now spans the globe
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First grants awarded; second round application process underway
July 28, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announces the first round of Vote Your Voice grants to 12 voter outreach organizations across the Deep South as part of the $30 million voter mobilization...
July 27, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to State Rep. Will Dismukes’ (R-Prattville, Ala.) public celebration of Nathan Bedford Forrest — a Confederate...
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July 24, 2020
Montgomery, Ala. — The Southern Poverty Law Center President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang released the statement below ahead of celebration of life ceremonies for Congressman John Lewis that will include a final...
July 24, 2020
WASHINGTON — Yesterday, in a letter statement submitted to Representative Max Rose (NY-11), Chair of the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism, and Representative Mark Walker (NC-6), Ranking Member...
North Carolina required people with previous felony convictions to pay legal financial obligations before they could vote – a practice that disenfranchised thousands of people, predominately people of color. The law was challenged by North Carolinians with prior felony convictions and advocacy...
July 24, 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The SPLC Action Fund Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks released the following statement in response to the U.S. House of Representatives voting 224-189 on a package of appropriations bills that include provisions to...
