WASHINGTON — Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) at American University released qualitative findings from a year-long study of …
On Thursday, February 8, at 5:00 p.m., the Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Moral Courage Project will host critically acclaimed poet, peace activist, author, and artist Genesis Be for an …
Under the dome of St. Petersburg’s Tropicana Field, home to the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team, lies a field of broken dreams. A Black neighborhood once lay where the stadium and its vast parking lots stand. Known as the Gas Plant District for the two …
At the FRC event, Cahn suggested abortion and LGBTQ+ health care, are particularly representative of these demonic activities, describing contemporary progressive and secular activism in the U.S. as a form of demonic “repossession.” Cahn claimed three …
Two of the IRF Summit’s sponsors, The Hungary Foundation (HF) and the Religious Freedom Institute (RFI), are connected to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), two organizations the Southern Poverty Law Center ( …
ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a new report that sheds light on the cruel practice of criminalizing homelessness at a time in which over 10,000 Georgians are reported to be experiencing homelessness across the state. The …
It’s not by chance that Cassandra Welchlin leads an organization focused on advocating for the needs of Black women. The social worker, organizer and now executive director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable (MS BWR), learned the relationship …
ENGLISH VERSION Montgomery, Ala. — Today, in response to a joint statement issued by 25 governors in support of Texas’ refusal to comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling on the state’s use of razor-wire barriers at the border, the Southern Poverty Law …
In this video: Rivka Maizlish, a senior research analyst for the SPLC’s Intelligence Project, speaks during an interview with CBS Evening News about the need to remove Confederate symbols from public spaces. More than three years ago, an overwhelming …
Throughout history, tension and inconsistencies have marked the status of Jewish communities within their respective nations. The attention to antisemitism in the U.S. increased as antisemitic incidents rose after the terrorist attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7, …
Editor’s note: The following blog was first published as an op-ed in the Tallahassee Democrat. I grew up in a small town in East Tennessee. My mother is white; my father is Chinese American. As a child, I learned a great deal about my heritage at home. But …
ATLANTA— Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) sent a demand letter on behalf of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and the Housing Justice League (HJL) imploring the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …
When you ask people about Angela Curry, founder and executive director of United Women of Color (UWOC) in Madison County, Alabama, certain words come to mind: strategic, detailed and committed. “She taught us the significance of why every little step, …
The plaintiffs in Finn v. Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration, a case challenging the constitutionality of the district map for the Cobb County Board of Education, filed an emergency motion yesterday asking the 11th Circuit Court to reconcile …
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In a significant win for Tennessee public school students and families, the Tennessee Court of Appeals last week reversed a lower court decision that dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state’s education savings account voucher law. The …
The chatter in Washington has been focused on the looming government shutdown because Congress is unable to agree on how to fund the federal government. Meanwhile, everyday Americans are experiencing rising costs for housing, childcare, health care, food …
The Western Kentucky city of Murray seems an unlikely place for racial reckoning. It is home to only about 19,000 people – a population that is overwhelmingly white – and a university. In 2012, it successfully campaigned to earn the moniker “friendliest …
As a little girl growing up in Lincoln, Alabama, I recognized that things were very different in rural communities than they were in nearby cities. Our access to health care was extremely limited. The community knew what problems existed, just as …
Content warning: This article contains graphic language. It takes a lot to surprise Jeff Tischauser. A research analyst for the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Intelligence Project who works to expose the growing normalization of far-right extremism in the …
MURRAY, Ky. — On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. Murray State University will host a screening of “Ghosts of a Lost Cause,” which explores the connection between history, memory, and belonging, sparking conversations and inspiring change. Panel …
