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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Georgia residents fight rail spur that would carve up land of Black families
When Mark Smith brought his fiancée, Janet Paige, for a visit to the farm where he was born and raised in Hancock County, Georgia, doubt and apprehension clouded her mind, despite the sunshine that blanketed the rolling green pastures around her. Smith’s parents lived in a farmhouse just outside of Sparta on 600 acres of…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Wreath-laying ceremony honors fallen martyrs of the Civil Rights Movement
The event marked the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the most violent day of the Selma-to-Montgomery march that would shock the nation and catalyze the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which outlawed racial discrimination in voting.
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
The SHIELD Act Would Make Voting Harder for Eligible Mississippians
Mississippi’s more than 2 million registered voters could have a more difficult time casting a ballot in the next election if the state Legislature passes a bill currently under consideration in both chambers — the Safeguard Honesty Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act. Instead of making state elections more secure, the Mississippi SHIELD…
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Celebrate Women’s History Month with words and stories from extraordinary women
In honoring women who made history, the Southern Poverty Law Center is highlighting books banned in several U.S. schools and libraries or narrowly banned in local school districts. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, the SPLC is sharing this book list to spotlight some of the ways in which women across history have used the…
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- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
Letter asking Congress to reject the partisan Farm, Food, and National Security Act
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
6 Steps You Can Take When Hateful Leaflets Litter Your Community
By Rachel Carroll Rivas The SPLC tracks white supremacist flyering in the United States. Hate groups use flyers to publicize, recruit and intimidate. Here are six steps you can take when hateful leaflets litter your community. 1. Research and Prepare Know what you are looking for by reviewing the symbols, slogans and names of hate groups in your area. Make a plan on…
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Children’s book makes case for education as the cornerstone of democracy
Democracy doesn’t begin at the ballot box. It begins in the mind. Before a person ever casts a vote, they must first believe that their voice matters. For a long time, especially in Mississippi, systems were designed to convince Black people that our voices didn’t count. Literacy tests, intimidation, poll taxes and local power structures…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Resilience, ridicule guarantee hate group’s flop at D.C. anti-abortion march
When 120 white nationalist Patriot Front (PF) members descended on Washington, D.C., to recruit at the National March for Life anti-abortion rally in January, a few dozen counterdemonstrators were ready with banners, flyers and clown music. It worked. The group did not release its usual barrage of propaganda videos after holding that rally. Hugh Meredith,…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
- Eliminating Poverty and Economic Inequality
- Ending Unjust Imprisonment
- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
State of the Union: Five truths to debunk the claims presented Tuesday night
President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union speech was filled with false and misleading statements, masking the real and damaging consequences of his administration’s agenda. The truth is clear. People are being stripped of due process rights and racially profiled for deportation. New barriers are being erected to disenfranchise eligible voters. Tax and budget cuts…
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