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SPLC Releases Mississippi State of the State Report Detailing Impact of Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities 

August 22, 2024

JACKSON, Miss.- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released the Mississippi State of the State Report, coinciding with the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, an event that saw hundreds of college students converge on Mississippi...

SPLC Denounces Dumping of Gender and Diversity Books by New College of Florida

August 16, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla — Yesterday, the New College of Florida suddenly discarded hundreds of library books devoted to LGBTQ+, diversity and religious studies topics, including collections from its former Gender and Diversity Center...

SPLC Denounces Dumping of Gender and Diversity Books by New College of Florida

August 16, 2024

Alabama Lawmakers and Coalition Introduce SB 7, an All-Inclusive Voting Rights Bill to Protect Democracy

August 15, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and partners within the Alabama Voting Rights Coalition are proud to announce the filing of the first state voting rights omnibus bill SB 7 to protect democracy and...

SPLC Condemns the Dismantling of DEI Offices by the University of Alabama

July 23, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the University of Alabama closed its diversity, equity and inclusion offices across all campuses. These closures are in lockstep with the “divisive concepts” legislation signed by Gov. Kay Ivey in March...

Federal Appeals Court Declines to Restore Voting Rights in Mississippi

July 18, 2024

NEW ORLEANS—July 18, 2024— Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined to restore voting rights to tens of thousands of Mississippians in its ruling in Hopkins v. Watson . The Southern Poverty Law Center and...

SPLC Reaffirms Commitment to End the Criminalization of Homelessness After U.S. Supreme Court Decision

June 28, 2024

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, and set a precedent for criminalizing people who are experiencing homelessness. Originally filed in 2018, Johnson v. Grants Pass was...

SPLC Releases New Report Exposing Anti-Abortion Extremist Movement

June 13, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released an in-depth analysis of the most extreme faction of the anti-abortion movement in the United States. The report, Anti-Abortion Extremism: Inside the...

SPLC Reminds Southern Voters of Color that in this Pivotal Election, “We Decide / Decidimos”

June 12, 2024

MONTGOMERY — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) launched its bilingual voting campaign, The South’s Got Now / Decidimos in Alabama . Designed to mobilize and unite voters of color across the South, the campaign will...

Parental Rights Asserted in Challenge to DeSantis' Discriminatory Book Ban Policy

June 06, 2024

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, parents of Florida public school students sued the DeSantis administration’s Board of Education for violating their First Amendment rights through the implementation of H.B. 1069. The lawsuit , filed in...

SPLC Condemns Biden’s Proclamation Limiting Access to Asylum

June 04, 2024

(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, President Biden announced a proclamation and interim final rule which together will severely restrict access to the asylum process. The new proclamation and rule...

SPLC Releases Annual Year in Hate & Extremism Report, Decodes the Far-Right's Plan to Undo Democracy

June 04, 2024

MONTGOMERY, Ala . — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released The Year in Hate & Extremism 2023 , a comprehensive analysis of the groups and organizational infrastructure upholding white supremacy in the United...

SPLC Condemns the Biden Administration’s Plan to Further Criminalize Migration at the Border

June 03, 2024

WASHINGTON — Last week, the Biden Administration announced its plans to increase the prosecution of immigration-related violations at the U.S. border, presumably through increased prosecutions of unauthorized entry and re-entry...

Federal Court Temporarily Blocks Harmful Provision of Florida's Anti-Immigrant Law

May 22, 2024

(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) MIAMI — A federal court today blocked Section 10 of Florida’s draconian anti-immigrant law, Senate Bill 1718. The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Florida, Americans for Immigrant...

Advocates Seek Continued Federal Oversight of Special Education in Louisiana

May 20, 2024

NEW ORLEANS – Last week, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor released a report critical of the Louisiana Department of Education’s (LDOE) oversight of special education services for students with disabilities. The systemic failures...

SPLC and Community of Royal Continue to Challenge Florida's Attempt to Rewrite Black History

May 20, 2024

ROYAL, Fla. —  The National Park Service has found that the Florida State Historic Preservation Officer (Florida SHPO) failed to adequately document its revised nomination of the community of Royal to the National Register of...

SPLC: New Proposed Rule Would Deal Devastating Blow to Asylum Seekers

May 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, the Biden administration proposed a new administrative rule further restricting access for individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. If adopted, the rule would allow asylum officers to apply extremely...

SPLC Mourns Killing of Roger Fortson, Urges End to Horrific Cycle of Police Violence Against Black People

May 09, 2024

FLORIDA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) calls for a full investigation into the killing of Roger Fortson, a Black airman in the United States Air Force, by sheriff’s deputies in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. We urge...

SPLC Condemns the Passage of Georgia’s New Anti-Voter Bill

May 09, 2024

ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) denounced Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s signing of Senate Bill 189 ( SB 189 ) into law. The bill’s provisions create significant challenges to voting rights and fair access to...

SPLC Denounces Florida’s Anti-DEI Bill in Teacher Prep Programs

May 02, 2024

TALLAHASSEE — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) condemned Gov. DeSantis’ approval of HB 1291 , a new vaguely-worded law intended to deter educational discussions about systemic and institutional racism, sexism,...

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

May 01, 2024

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...

SPLC Denounces Georgia’s New Anti-Immigrant Law

May 01, 2024

(Lealo en Español en la parte de abajo) ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center denounced Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to sign HB 1105 into law. The new law requires state and local law enforcement agencies to...

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

May 01, 2024

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...

New Report Reveals Safety Challenges Black Girls Face in Schools

April 30, 2024

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:...

SPLC Mourns Tragic Death at Folkston ICE Center

April 23, 2024

(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...

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