Hosted by the Gonzaga Institute for Action Against Hate in association with the Center, a Spokane conference took crucial steps toward establishing the academic field of hate studies. Center co-founder Morris Dees attended and gave a keynote address.
Montgomery activist Johnnie Carr, who has worked for civil rights for a half-century, was honored with the third Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award March 18, sponsored by the Center and Troy State University Montgomery.
Center co-founder Morris Dees speaks at a conference hosted by the Gonzaga Institute for Action Against Hate, which will help establish the field of Hate Studies. The conference is co-sponsored by the Center.
A group of U.S. senators visited the Civil Rights Memorial Feb. 13 as part a three-day tour of southern sites important to the Civil Rights Movementof the 1950s and 1960s.
To celebrate and expand our awareness of black history (and not just during Black History Month), the Center's Tolerance.org project publishes a series on little-known African American contributions to American history.
In a statement on behalf of the Center, Tolerance.org outreach associate Brandon Wilson says the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign should retire its racist mascot, Chief Illiniwek, because 'it is required by law and it is the right thing to do.'
Morris Dees, Center co-founder, writes an eloquent candidate statement expressing his hope that Club members will 'save the Sierra Club from a takeover by the radical right.'
The Center's Gaddis v. Campbell suit, filed to help diabetic inmates in Alabama prisons receive adequate medical care, has been settled, creating a precedent for in-prison diabetes care.
Conference Addresses Hate Studies Program
Hosted by the Gonzaga Institute for Action Against Hate in association with the Center, a Spokane conference took crucial steps toward establishing the academic field of hate studies. Center co-founder Morris Dees attended and gave a keynote address.
Longtime Activist Gets Woman of Courage Award
Montgomery activist Johnnie Carr, who has worked for civil rights for a half-century, was honored with the third Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award March 18, sponsored by the Center and Troy State University Montgomery.
Grant helps students find solutions to prejudice
Racial slurs motivate a teacher to create a tolerance program funded by a Center grant.
Conference to Develop Hate Studies Program
Center co-founder Morris Dees speaks at a conference hosted by the Gonzaga Institute for Action Against Hate, which will help establish the field of Hate Studies. The conference is co-sponsored by the Center.
Senators Visit Civil Rights Memorial
A group of U.S. senators visited the Civil Rights Memorial Feb. 13 as part a three-day tour of southern sites important to the Civil Rights Movementof the 1950s and 1960s.
Tolerance is Focus of New Public Television Spot
A five-minute feature about tolerance sponsored by the Center will air on public television stations across the country.
Center's Tolerance Programs Offer Black History Month Resources
To celebrate and expand our awareness of black history (and not just during Black History Month), the Center's Tolerance.org project publishes a series on little-known African American contributions to American history.
SPLC Urges University of Illinois to Retire Racist Symbol
In a statement on behalf of the Center, Tolerance.org outreach associate Brandon Wilson says the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign should retire its racist mascot, Chief Illiniwek, because 'it is required by law and it is the right thing to do.'
Morris Dees' Sierra Club Candidate Statement Seeks Tolerance
Morris Dees, Center co-founder, writes an eloquent candidate statement expressing his hope that Club members will 'save the Sierra Club from a takeover by the radical right.'
Settlement Benefiting Diabetic Inmates is Model for Nation
The Center's Gaddis v. Campbell suit, filed to help diabetic inmates in Alabama prisons receive adequate medical care, has been settled, creating a precedent for in-prison diabetes care.