Voting rights coalition calls for state voting rights act
Advocates rallied at the Statehouse Wednesday to back legislation aimed at breaking barriers that disenfranchise marginalized voters across Alabama.
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SPLC continues American history tour with German counterparts in Montgomery
The Southern Poverty Law Center on Wednesday held a panel discussion exploring how America and Germany remember their difficult pasts.
SPLC honors 60th anniversary of Voting Rights Act by pushing to continue the fight
Panelists honored the Voting Rights Act's 60th anniversary, exploring how civil rights activism informs the present fight against voter suppression.
Advocacy groups push for fairer parole guidelines in overhaul
Advocates challenge Alabama’s proposed parole guidelines, urging fairer scoring, transparency and some additions to better reflect rehabilitation and public safety.
Advocacy orgs demand changes to parole release guidelines
The groups argue that the guidelines should only punish instigators of prison violence, among other changes.
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.
Southern Poverty Law Center releases 2024 “Year in Hate and Extremism” Report
The SPLC identifies 1,371 extremist organizations nationally in 2024, noting a 25 percent increase in Alabama and mainstream infiltration of far-right ideologies.
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See recent postsThe SAVE Act doesn’t save voting rights
The SAVE Act would prevent millions of Americans from voting, particularly in the Deep South.
SPLC releases fourth edition of “Whose Heritage?” Confederate memorials report
The report tracks both the protection and removal of Confederate memorials located in public spaces, schools, street names and military bases across the U.S.
Biden clemency praised by LDF and SPLC, calls for broader justice reform
Biden has commuted the sentences of nearly 1,500 individuals who were serving the remainder of their sentences in home confinement.
December 13, 2024