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Voting Rights Act anniversary a reminder of people’s power to bring change
Seventy years ago, a coalition of young lawyers, activists, preachers and Americans of conscience joined together for a monumental fight: to secure the right to vote and dismantle segregation across the Jim Crow South. Ten years later, the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which celebrates its 60th anniversary today, transformed Black voter participation.…
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Redistricting fight in Louisiana city continues five years after census
St. Mary Congregational Church is a small worship center on Louisiana Street just outside downtown Abbeville, Louisiana. Unlike the massive St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church a few blocks away, the simple, wood-framed building fits snugly into the middle of the neighborhood block, with only its bright white paint and steeple giving its presence away. Attendance among…
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Race & Redistricting Expert Project (RREP) 2025 Class Closing Convening
Join us in introducing the inaugural class of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Race and Redistricting Expert Project, a nonpartisan voting rights expert witness training program. When: 5:30-7:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. 5, 2025Where: Henley Park Hotel (Blue Bar), 926 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001Attire: Business casual
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SPLC Mississipi Municipal Meet and Greet Luncheon
The SPLC Mississippi State Office team welcomes municipal leaders for an introductory session on aligning efforts across Mississippi. When: 11 a.m.- 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025Where: Gold Strike Casino Resort, Second-Floor Ballroom, 1010 Casino Center Dr., Tunica Resorts, Mississippi
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Florida Vote Your Voice grantees excite, educate, mobilize voters of all ages
Sheila McCants was director of the federal TRIO program for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds at a Tampa, Florida, community college in late 2023 when she experienced a light-bulb moment on voter education. She was speaking with an 18-year-old college student her staff had registered to vote. He later told her assistant that he probably…
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Inadequate federal election funding endangers voters and our democracy
This week, a U.S. House subcommittee with a wonky name — Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) — will consider a funding bill with significant implications for the health of our democracy. The FSGG bill is the smallest of the 12 funding bills that must pass every year to fund the federal government. It often…
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RSVP for Alabama Voting Rights Act 60 Year Commemoration
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RSVP for Mississippi Voting Rights Act 60 Year Commemoration
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Diverse Coalition Calls for $825M in Federal Funding for Elections in FY26
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SPLC-Alabama Federal Budget Townhalls
Join SPLC-Alabama at a townhall discussing President Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” and how the cuts to health care and food assistance will impact our communities. The Senate is working right now to pass their version of the bill by July 4. But there is still time to stop the harm! Learn more about the…
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