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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Hard-right exploitation of detransition narratives flourishes at event, online
The anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Genspect hosted an annual lobbying event called “Detrans Awareness Day” last month in Washington, D.C. It brought together two major strands of rhetoric popular with anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups: so-called “parental rights” claims, which amplify the views of parents who do not support trans kids, and inaccurate anti-trans detransitioner narratives. Speakers at…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
84 organizations urge adequate funding for Election Security Grants
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- Teaching Hard History
Confronting Hard History at Montpelier
Episode 12, Season 1 This podcast episode engages three people — Christian Cotz, Price Thomas and Patrice Preston Grimes — who helped develop and promote the Montpelier exhibit to discuss the project and the educational programs for integrating slavery and its legacy into the story of the founding of the nation and the drafting of…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
VoteRiders assists voters in obtaining ID, allowing them to register and vote
Craig Watkins wanted to vote in the 2024 election. But he had no identification. A former aircraft mechanic, he was unable to work due to heart, spinal and other medical conditions that required numerous surgeries. He lived on workplace disability for a few years, but that and his employer-provided health insurance ran out in 2023.…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
April 2026 Intelligence Project Dispatch: Trends and incidents of the hard right
The Southern Poverty Law Center works to dismantle white supremacy in public forums and online, exposes hate and anti-democracy extremism and counters disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and community resources. The Intelligence Project monitors and exposes white supremacy and its impact on communities. Anti-democracy efforts Tech and extremism Anti-immigrant activity Anti-Muslim activity Militia and…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
These books deliver the flavors and vibrancy of Arab American Heritage Month
Arab American authors steep their novels and books for young readers in the scents, tastes, textures and colors of exotic foods, lush dream landscapes and a soulful longing for native lands. But their novels are also filled with characters who fall victim to political and family strife and prejudice, are confused over identity and face…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Unwanted: A lawsuit and the resurgent hateful language of ‘conversion therapy’
Anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) scored a victory in late March when the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated a 2019 Colorado law to ban so-called “conversion therapy” or “sexual orientation change efforts” (SOCE) for minors. Both are umbrella terms for a dangerous and discredited set of psychological interventions that reinforce the…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
University of Alabama closes student magazines, prompting free speech lawsuit
On the Monday following Thanksgiving, University of Alabama (UA) graduate student Gabrielle Gunter opened a text message from the Office of Student Media (OSM). It was the first week of December, a time college students refer to as dead week, when they begin a staggered shuffle back to the graveyard of emptied buildings and dormitories…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Association for the Preservation of the Eatonville Community, Inc. v. School Board of Orange County, Florida
The Southern Poverty Law Center has filed a new lawsuit against the school board of Orange County, Florida, on behalf of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community, Inc. (PEC) to protect the Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School property. The lawsuit alleges that the Orange County School Board is selling that historic land after secret negotiations in violation of…












