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Figures, Sewell, SPLC President slam Trump over restoring Confederate military base names

Trump announced he would restore Confederate military base names, sparking criticism from SPLC President Margaret Huang and Rep. Shomari Figures.
June 13, 2025

SPLC’s Margaret Huang receives civil rights award at Washington Film Festival

The March on Washington Film Festival this week awarded Southern Poverty Law Center President Margaret Huang an award for her work with the Montgomery-based foundation. The festival honored Huang at its awards gala Monday night. In addition to Huang, the festival honored the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis, who died this summer. … Continued
September 22, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87

United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a champion of women’s rights and voter protections on the nation’s highest court — died Friday at the age of 87 from complications from metastatic pancreas cancer. The justice died at her home in Washington D.C., surrounded by family. Only the second woman ever to be … Continued
September 19, 2020

SPLC urges Congress to pass the “NO BAN Act”

The Southern Poverty Law Center’s president and CEO, Margaret Huang, sent a letter to all members of Congress, urging representatives to support the “National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants Act” — or the “NO BAN Act” — which is scheduled for a vote in the U.S. House on Wednesday. “The unnecessary, cruel entry bans have dramatically … Continued
July 21, 2020

Sewell commends House for passage of law enforcement reform bill

The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed by a vote of 236-181 the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act. Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, commended the passage and urged her Senate colleagues to pass the bill. “Tens of thousands of Americans have taken to the streets in the past few weeks demanding racial justice and … Continued
June 26, 2020