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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Hopewatch
Voting rights bill for a fair democracy at the heart of Alabamaâs 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
Policy
Letter to U.S. representatives opposing the dangerous and deceptive SAVE Act
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- Strengthening Democracy & Voting Rights
Policy
Letter to Senators Urging to Vote No on the Confirmation of Harmeet Dhillon for Assistant Attorney General of Civil Rights
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Hopewatch
On Cesar Chavez Day, letâs 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
Story
Many will suffer, some will starve if SNAP federal food program is cut
Editorâs note: This is the third story in the âCuts & Consequencesâ 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
Toolkit, Guide, or How-To
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
Case
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
Story
Head Start, a lifeline for families with children, faces federal funding cuts
Editorâs note: This is the second story in the âCuts & Consequencesâ 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 âdark before the dawnâ story. Jacksonâs daughter came home…
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- Hate & Extremism
Hatewatch
Anti-LGBTQ+ groups spread ânatural familyâ rhetoric with racist rootsÂ
U.S.-based anti-LGBTQ+ hate groups are set to join a Kenyan anti-LGBTQ+ group at its second annual Pan-African Conference on Family Values, which is scheduled to take place from May 12-17 in Nairobi. Hosted by the Africa Christian Professionals Forum, the conference will feature Travis Weber of Family Research Council (FRC) and Bettina Roska, legal officer…
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- Dismantling White Supremacy
Hopewatch
Black. Jewish. Divided by Hate. Stronger Together
In 1915, an armed mob abducted and lynched Leo Frank, a Jewish factory manager in Georgia, in one of the most infamous acts of antisemitic violence. His murder followed a trial marred by antisemitism, fueled by conspiracy theories and exploited by a rising Ku Klux Klan. But Frankâs lynching wasnât just about antisemitism â it…
