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Published on February 23, 2024 - 18:10 GMT

Extremism Headlines: Neo-Nazi rally, True the Vote election denial, Biggs at Proud Boys event

Neo-Nazi rally in Tennessee This week, Hatewatch published a story on a neo-Nazi rally that took place in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 17, 2024. Christopher Alan Pohlhaus, the leader of a neo-Nazi group called Blood Tribe marched alongside about two …

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Published on February 22, 2024 - 22:53 GMT

New SPLC Poll Shows Floridians Overwhelmingly Support Public Education

FLORIDA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a new statewide survey that shows most Floridians believe that a quality K-12 public education is a right, and that Florida should invest more in educating young people while allowing …

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Published on February 22, 2024 - 22:53 GMT

Neo-Nazis Rally in Nashville for the ‘Great White South’

About two dozen neo-Nazis marched through downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday in an event the group billed as a celebration to “the great white South,” according to flyers the group’s leader Christopher Alan Pohlhaus posted to the social media app …

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Published on February 22, 2024 - 18:05 GMT

TOMORROW: Civil Rights Foot Soldier Sheyann Webb-Christburg Honored by the SPLC at Selma the Musical Debut

MONTGOMERY — On Friday, February 23, at 6:00 p.m., Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Alabama State Office will honor Selma, Alabama native Sheyann Webb-Christburg during Selma the Musical: The …

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Published on February 17, 2024 - 02:36 GMT

SAVE THE DATE – Beyond the Vote: 2024 Summit Comes to Mobile, Alabama

MOBILE — On Wednesday, February 21, at 10:00 a.m., the Alabama State Office, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), is excited to partner with the League of Women Voters, and the Mobile County NAACP for the 2024 Beyond the Vote Summit. The …

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Published on February 17, 2024 - 02:36 GMT

Teachers sue Georgia school district over restrictions on inclusive education

As conservative politicians across the nation step up their assault on any discussion of Black history, gender norms and identity in public schools, Katie Rinderle – a beloved elementary school teacher in Cobb County, Georgia – remains the first teacher to …

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Published on February 16, 2024 - 21:05 GMT

SPLC project to boost expertise in fighting Deep South racial gerrymandering

With legal challenges to redistricting efforts increasingly hinging on the testimony of expert witnesses, the Southern Poverty Law Center is launching an initiative to train mathematicians and others on the sophisticated statistical and mapping analyses …

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Published on February 16, 2024 - 16:03 GMT

Extremism Headlines: Trump Immigration plan, Abortion, Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws

Sage's retractions in abortion case This week, Hatewatch wrote about academic publisher Sage's retraction of two articles cited in an anti-abortion lawsuit in Texas. The article notes that "Sage pointed to 'undeclared conflicts of …

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Published on February 16, 2024 - 01:25 GMT

SPLC Launches Race and Redistricting Expert Project

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced the launch of the Race and Redistricting Expert Project (RREP), an initiative designed to build a robust pipeline of experts in mapping, statistics, and research to address the …

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Published on February 16, 2024 - 01:25 GMT

Rinderle, et al., v. Cobb County School District, et al.

Katie Rinderle, a fifth-grade gifted specialist in the Cobb County School District in Georgia, was fired from her teaching job in 2023 for reading to her class My Shadow is Purple, an age-appropriate picture book about self-acceptance and navigating gender …

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Published on February 14, 2024 - 01:10 GMT

Educators Bring Federal Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against Cobb County School District

COBB COUNTY, Ga. – In the first federal lawsuit challenging classroom censorship policies in Georgia, educators are suing the Cobb County School District for discrimination after fifth-grade gifted specialist Katie Rinderle was terminated last year for …

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Published on February 13, 2024 - 20:22 GMT

SPLC REPORT EXPOSES RAMPANT RACIAL DISPARITIES IN ALABAMA’S JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center(SPLC) released a new report on the disturbing state of Alabama’s youth legal system, which for years has overly criminalized Black youth, pushing them out of school without due process and into …

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Published on February 13, 2024 - 20:21 GMT

Journal Articles Cited in Hate Groups’ Case Against FDA Retracted

Mifepristone is a progesterone-blocking drug first approved in 2000 as a nonsurgical prescription option for medical termination of a pregnancy. ADF filed the lawsuit on behalf of four groups, including the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group American College of …

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Published on February 13, 2024 - 19:02 GMT

Promising Florida voting rights bill honors little-known civil rights martyrs

Broken glass and scattered pieces of wood clamored across the porch of the white clapboard house tucked into the 6-acre orange grove in Mims, Florida. When the fog and dust lifted, the house’s columns stood off-kilter and the contents of the bedroom …

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Published on February 13, 2024 - 15:32 GMT

Despite Denials, Harsh Anti-LGBTQ+ law in Uganda Appears to Be Based on U.S. Rhetoric and Pseudoscience

For decades now, the “kill the gays” bill has appeared to have been the endgame of U.S.-based anti-LGBTQ+ groups. President Museveni and first lady Janet Museveni met with Sharon Slater and members of her organization Family Watch International (FWI) in …

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Published on February 12, 2024 - 20:18 GMT

SAVE THE DATE – Selma the Musical: The Untold Stories Comes to Alabama for One Night Only on Feb. 23

MONTGOMERY — On Friday, February 23, at 6:00 p.m., the Civil Rights Memorial Center (CRMC), a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Alabama State Office will host Selma the Musical: The Untold Stories at the Montgomery Performing Arts …

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Published on February 10, 2024 - 00:47 GMT

IRF Summit Panel Features Hate Groups, Links “Religious Freedom” Advocacy and Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics

One panel at the 2024 IRF Summit, which featured representatives from two anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups, convened to discuss FORB restrictions in Western democracies. The panelists took aim at a U.K. evangelical Christian college’s response to a homophobic tweet …

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Published on February 9, 2024 - 19:59 GMT

Extremism Headlines: Border convoy, Speaker Johnson, Antisemitic arson

Border convoy Vice reported on Feb. 6 that a convoy called “God’s Army” rallied in three cities near the southern border last weekend, drawing a mix of Christian nationalists, Jan. 6 rioters, QAnon conspiracy theorists, and paramilitary groups. …

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Published on February 9, 2024 - 18:55 GMT

A better future requires honest, open teaching of African American history

In the halls of education, I find myself not just a high school history teacher but a storyteller – a weaver of narratives that often go unheard. However, I now find myself as an American who demands that the truth continue to be taught in our classrooms. …

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Published on February 7, 2024 - 19:56 GMT

‘You’re an IDIOT:’ M4L chair and school board candidate promotes political extremism and hate online

Natosha Tew, 45, is a resident of Wilmington, North Carolina, and is the chair of the New Hanover County Moms for Liberty chapter. A former emergency management coordinator for Wilmington, Tew said in a social media post that she has since dedicated her …

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