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‘Critical Memory’ sites remind us of our responsibility to acknowledge the past
As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of World War II’s gradual, grinding close, from V-E Day on May 8 through V-J Day on Aug. 14, I recently had the opportunity to travel to Germany. I was one of 50 delegates from the U.S. and Germany gathered for a joint project titled “Building a Critical Memory:…
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Royal homecoming a chance to recharge as community faces uncertain future
By central Florida standards, the summer Saturday morning in Royal was mild. “The rain yesterday cooled things off,” said Cliff Hughes as he prepared chicken thighs and drumsticks in the parking lot adjacent to the site of the former Royal Community School, now part of a 4-acre park. He had two large, deep frying pans…
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When the People Rise: Juneteenth, George Floyd and the Black resistance legacy
Juneteenth marks the day the last people who were enslaved in Texas learned they were free — 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It’s a celebration of freedom fulfilled. But the truth is, freedom for Black people in America has often been delayed and denied — but always demanded. That legacy didn’t begin in…
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Waves of Los Angeles ICE raids erode our democracy, drown our humanity
Right now in Los Angeles, fear beats louder than the helicopter rotors overhead. My neighbors are terrified. Not just stressed or on edge; I’m talking stay-inside-and-don’t-even-answer-the-door type of fear. I’ve seen teachers online telling parents they would bring students home after school because their parents are too scared to leave the house. Grocery store runs?…
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Anaria Cabrera, et al. v. U.S. Department of Labor
After the Trump administration announced the suspension of the Job Corps program and that all 99 of its centers would close, the Southern Poverty Law Center and Public Citizen Litigation Group filed a federal lawsuit opposing the action as an illegal shutdown of the program. The lawsuit describes how on May 29, 2025, the U.S.…
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Deago Buck v. Goyim Defense League, et al.
After an antisemitic group brought a hate campaign to Nashville, Tennessee, in 2024, and targeted people believed to be Jewish or people of color, the Southern Poverty Law Center filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a young, biracial man assaulted during the event. The lawsuit names the Goyim Defense League (GDL), its leadership and…
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Broad network of anti-student-inclusion groups impacts public education
While Moms for Liberty has dominated headlines concerning the movement against student inclusion and educational equity, numerous other organizations work with less public scrutiny to shape public education policies and practices. These groups employ a range of tactics, from lobbying and litigation to direct intimidation and misinformation campaigns. Together, these groups represent a growing trend:…
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Joint Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review of the United States
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SPLC president: Ongoing fight against hate essential to our democracy
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual Year in Hate and Extremism report this year is a warning bell. And, in an op-ed published this week on Daily Kos, SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang lays out the dangers that we face as the forces of hate, bigotry and extremism ooze their way into the mainstream.…
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Letter to Alabama senators on negative impacts of federal budget reconciliation bill
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