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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
New LFJ resource lays out why the US Department of Education is important
On March 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to close the U.S. Department of Education. This action threatens a critical federal agency that safeguards education and holds states accountable for ensuring equal opportunities for all students. The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Learning for Justice program (LFJ) published a new resource on the…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
HUD cuts terrify people struggling to afford housing, and their advocates
Editor’s note: This is the fourth story in the “Cuts & Consequences” series about the effects that federal spending reductions would have on people living in the Deep South. For 10 years, Amanda Smith bounced between friends’ living room couches, her mother’s home, apartments and prison. Suffering with substance use disorder for 25 of her…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Voting rights bill for a fair democracy at the heart of Alabama’s Lobby Day 2025
Hope has always been the foundation of change. It has carried generations of Alabamians through struggles for justice, propelled movements forward and kept communities united, even in the face of overwhelming barriers. Today, that same hope fuels the fight for a more inclusive democracy in which every voice is heard, every ballot is counted and…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Letter to U.S. representatives opposing the dangerous and deceptive SAVE Act
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Letter to Senators Urging to Vote No on the Confirmation of Harmeet Dhillon for Assistant Attorney General of Civil Rights
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On Cesar Chavez Day, let’s remember those who make it possible for us to eat
Today, March 31 is Cesar Chavez Day, and for those of us in the Latino community, this day and year are more significant than others. As Latinos, we are in a political quagmire like we have never experienced before. Latinos are the targets of a xenophobic, anti-immigrant wave that is washing over our nation simply…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Many will suffer, some will starve if SNAP federal food program is cut
Editor’s note: This is the third story in the “Cuts & Consequences” series about the effects that federal spending reductions would have on people living in the Deep South. There are days when Andrew Sanders walks miles for a hot meal from a soup kitchen. He walks throughout the summer months when temperatures begin their…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
The SAVE Act: A Danger for Voters and for Democracy
The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act is deceptive legislation that would make it harder for millions of eligible people to register and vote.
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
George v. Sanders
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a class action complaint with the National Housing Law Project (NHLP) and civil rights attorney William Patrick Quigley on behalf of a tenant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, against a justice of the peace in East Baton Rouge Parish. The complaint states that Louisiana law creates an unconstitutional financial incentive for…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Head Start, a lifeline for families with children, faces federal funding cuts
Editor’s note: This is the second story in the “Cuts & Consequences” series about the effects that federal spending reductions would have on people living in the Deep South. The path Sanquinn Jackson and his daughter followed from day care to Head Start began as a “dark before the dawn” story. Jackson’s daughter came home…
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