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Published on May 2, 2024 - 03:46 GMT

SPLC Applauds Eatonville’s Designation on Annual List of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places    

EATONVILLE, Fla. — Today, the National Trust for Historic Preservation named Eatonville, Florida, to its 2024 listing of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. The annual ranking brings attention to sites that are significant to American history and …

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Published on May 1, 2024 - 22:57 GMT

SPLC Launches New Campaign to Boost Voting Power of Young People of Color Across the Deep South

ENGLISH VERSION MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced the launch of a bilingual voter engagement campaign to educate and energize young people of color in the Deep South as they own their agency as changemakers in our …

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Published on May 1, 2024 - 22:09 GMT

SPLC analyst’s work helps spur Maine law restricting paramilitary training

When I started investigating a neo-Nazi camp in Maine last year, I did not expect my reporting would eventually lead to the state restricting paramilitary training. However, that is what happened this month when the governor signed such a bill into law. It …

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Published on May 1, 2024 - 18:08 GMT

A life-changing habit: Five reasons why you should vote in every election

Does voting matter? The clear answer is “yes!” Voting is a key element of civic engagement and a critical part of the democratic process. As the late civil rights icon and U.S. Rep. John Lewis said, “The vote is precious. It is almost sacred. It is the …

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Published on May 1, 2024 - 17:21 GMT

Books to educate, celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, which commemorates the contributions of this diverse community. When President Joe Biden recognized the observance last year, he noted that throughout U.S. history, Asian American and Pacific …

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Published on May 1, 2024 - 17:21 GMT

National Trust for Historic Preservation names Eatonville an endangered site

Fueled by the urgent need to safeguard a threatened centerpiece of American history, the National Trust for Historic Preservation today named Eatonville, Florida – the childhood home of iconic author Zora Neale Hurston and one of the first all-Black …

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Published on April 30, 2024 - 22:06 GMT

Report: Black girls suffer most from policing in Florida school district

When S.D. walked through the halls of her Florida high school, security guards looked at her inappropriately, gaping at her body. “I’m a female with curves,” she said, requesting anonymity. “No one touched me, no one said anything, but the looking. It …

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Published on April 30, 2024 - 18:07 GMT

New Report Reveals Safety Challenges Black Girls Face in Schools

MIAMI — Today, the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report that examines the experiences Black girls have with school safety and school policing. The report, Keep Her Safe: Centering Black Girls in …

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Published on April 26, 2024 - 21:58 GMT

New legislation an opportunity to improve hate crime data, combat violence

For more than 30 years, the FBI has published an annual report providing the most important and comprehensive national snapshot of hate violence in the U.S. Yet it is also based on flawed and inconsistent data. And without accurate data, it’s impossible to …

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Published on April 26, 2024 - 18:04 GMT

Extremism Headlines: TPUSA employees admit guilt, Nazi flag, sovereign citizen murder conviction

Border Hawk News and anti-immigrant rhetoric The staff of Border Hawk News, an immigration news aggregator, openly affiliates with white nationalist hate group VDARE as it makes inroads with mainstream conservatives, Hatewatch reported on Wednesday. The …

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Published on April 25, 2024 - 17:52 GMT

SPLC Mourns Tragic Death at Folkston ICE Center

(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is mourning the tragic death of Jaspal Singh, a 57-year-old man from India detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center, an immigration detention center in …

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Published on April 24, 2024 - 22:36 GMT

White Nationalist Conference To Host Immigration News Aggregator With Ties to Mainstream Conservatives

Border Hawk News is a news and article aggregator platform with connections to the organized anti-immigrant network founded by the late John Tanton, a white nationalist and eugenicist who is credited as being the architect of the modern-day anti-immigrant …

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Published on April 24, 2024 - 21:54 GMT

In Supreme Court case, SPLC supports rights of people experiencing homelessness

On a day off from the crush of representing her constituents, you might find Florida state Sen. Rosalind Osgood on a park bench in the sun, her eyes closed. Or you might come across attorney David Peery, a graduate of Howard University and George …

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Published on April 23, 2024 - 22:28 GMT

SPLC Mourns Tragic Death at Folkston ICE Center

ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is mourning the tragic death of Jaspal Singh, a 57-year-old man from India detained at the Folkston ICE Processing Center, an immigration detention center in Folkston, Ga. run by the GEO Group, one of …

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Published on April 23, 2024 - 22:27 GMT

Everything Is Not OK in Oklahoma Public Schools

Heading into the 2022 school year, Oklahoma school administrators directed local teachers to remove any books that could cause a student to “feel discomfort, guilt, anguish or any other form of psychological distress on account of his or her race or sex.” …

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Published on April 22, 2024 - 22:27 GMT

SPLC Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Affirm the Rights of People Experiencing Homelessness

WASHINGTON — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) joined the National Homelessness Law Center’s Housing Not Handcuffs coalition to rally in support of people experiencing homelessness as the U.S Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of …

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Published on April 22, 2024 - 22:27 GMT

SPLC Insta a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos a Ratificar los Derechos de las Personas Sintecho

WASHINGTON — Hoy, el Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC por sus siglas en inglés) se unió a la coalición Housing Not Handcuffs del National Homelessness Law Center para manifestarse en apoyo de las personas sin techo mientras la Corte Suprema de los Estados …

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Published on April 22, 2024 - 16:49 GMT

Combating ‘Lost Cause’ iconography during Confederate Heritage Month and beyond

As some states continue to perpetuate “Lost Cause” mythology with observances throughout April, which is sometimes recognized as Confederate Heritage Month, it’s worth looking at the monuments and memorials to the Confederacy that fill public spaces and …

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Published on April 19, 2024 - 21:30 GMT

Alabama teen to join SPLC delegation at UN forum on racial discrimination

When it feels like justice is an ocean away, sometimes you have to cross the water. A soft-spoken 19-year-old named CJ Jones and his dad will do just that next week. They will fly from their home in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Geneva, Switzerland, to tell the …

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Published on April 19, 2024 - 17:26 GMT

Extremism Headlines: God's Misfits, sovereign citizen trial, far-right fighter

MMA Fighter's ties to the far right A mixed martial arts fighter in Missoula, Montana, Sam Polk, who uses the moniker "Blunt Force Trauma," may have ties to a racist hate group, Hatewatch reported on Tuesday. Polk, who has won three …

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