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Under the Radar
Introduction 2025 marked the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, a landmark natural disaster and human cataclysm. Amid the devastation of that hurricane, we witnessed the infringement of fundamental human rights, including access to food, water, shelter and safety. But the right that undergirds all of these is the right to vote: “preservative of all rights,”…
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SPLC Files Complaint Opposing Georgia County Board of Commissioners Selection Process That Disenfranchises Black Voters
ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a complaint challenging the use of an at-large voting system that has weakened Black voting power in elections for the Board of Commissioners in Houston County, Georgia. Houston County has a large and growing Black community centered around the city of Warner Robins. However,…
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Louisiana v. Callais
On Sept. 3, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed an amicus brief in a case involving white plaintiffs who claim that Louisiana’s current redistricting plan — which was created to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and has two majority-Black congressional districts — is a racial gerrymander that discriminates against them. The…
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Comment Opposing Petition to Add Documentary Proof of Citizenship Requirement to National Mail Voter Registration Form
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SPLC and Prince George’s County Residents File Lawsuit Seeking Fairer, More Compact County Council Districts
Challenge aims to unify communities of interest and ensure equal representation before 2026 elections MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Late last week,the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, over Prince George’s County’s 2021 council redistricting plan. The suit alleges that the map is malapportioned, violates the U.S. Constitution’s “one person, one vote” principles,…
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Submit comment to oppose ‘show me your papers’ requirement in voter registration
A new proposal under consideration in Washington could make it harder for millions of Americans to register and vote in elections. At issue is whether Americans should be required to show a passport or other citizenship document each time they register to vote or update their registration using the federal voter registration form. Having failed…
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Mississippi tour participants hear hard truth about rural water insecurity
The town of Utica, Mississippi, is small, with a population that dropped from 966 in the 2000 census to 636 in the 2020 count. But even small towns, especially those in largely rural areas of the South, can have big problems. Resident Angela Stamps Burleigh said the issues with the water infrastructure in Utica rise…
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Truth, poverty and democracy on display as tour gets underway in Mississippi
The morning of Sept. 30 in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, was beautiful. It was also uplifting as some three dozen “pilgrims” began the second annual Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour at the Mississippi State Capitol. The tour, organized through the efforts of Waikinya Clanton, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Mississippi state office and her…
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How youth organizers built a powerhouse for historic change in Georgia
The relentless flashpoints of 2020 ignited a searing flame that laid bare injustice and lit a path for collective resistance. For Yana Batra, then 16, it was a moment that sparked a movement. “That year in 2020 and everything that came with it was so pivotal,” said Batra, now a senior at Georgia Tech. “You…
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