racial discrimination

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Alabama groups to rally outside SCOTUS during oral arguments on redistricting

Speakers at the rally include Evan Milligan, executive director of Alabama Forward and lead plaintiff in the case.

September 28, 2022

SPLC Action Fund endorses Donald, Bell

Moshae Donald is the Democratic nominee for Mobile district attorney. Ashley Bell is the Democratic nominee for a district judgeship in Shelby County.

September 19, 2022

SPLC, League of Women Voters call on Supreme Court to strike down Congressional map

The brief asserts that the Alabama Legislature’s plan cracks residents of the Black Belt among four different districts and robs the region of effective political power

July 19, 2022

Report details racial discrimination, violation of human rights in Southern prisons

The report describes the widespread, disparate harms resulting from the arrests, harsh prison sentences, and incarceration on Black communities.

July 18, 2022

Legal brief argues that new Congressional districts crack Black belt

A new legal brief filed in the ongoing legal battle over the state's new Congressional maps argues the failure to create a second Black-majority district disenfranchises Black voters.

July 14, 2022

DOJ, Madison County School Board reach agreement to “desegregate” schools

The DOJ found that Black students were disciplined at an excessive rate and that multiple schools did not have a single Black faculty member.

July 8, 2022

Limestone County NAACP condemns Buffalo attack, white supremacy

"We hold not only the domestic terrorist responsible for this heinous crime but also those who constantly stoke the flames of racial hatred and bigotry."

May 23, 2022

Senate committee advances “divisive concepts” bill

The full Senate is the final hurdle for the bill to head to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk to be signed into law.

April 6, 2022

Grassroots organizations speak out against “divisive concepts” bill

An identical bill has already passed out of a Senate committee, leaving the full Senate as the last hurdle to reaching Gov. Kay Ivey's desk.

March 29, 2022

House committee pushes through bill banning “divisive concepts”

The bill had been debated in two previous committee hearings, including a public hearing in which 11 people spoke against the bill.

March 16, 2022