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April 7, 2021 at 2:01 PM

TODAY: The 'Year in Hate' 2020 and What's Ahead in 2021

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, It’s not too late to register for our exclusive Partner Briefing beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern Time today: SPLC Partner Briefing: Year in Hate 2020 Review and What’s Ahead in 2021Wednesday, April 71 p.m. Eastern TimeZoom Webinar REGISTER HERE…

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April 3, 2021 at 2:01 PM

'Movement and Space': Civil Rights Memorial Center releases new community guide to help fight racism in America

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, The predominantly white neighborhood where I live is lined with tall, moss-covered trees that began their climb toward the sky before the Montgomery Bus Boycott energized the civil rights movement, before it was legal for Black people like …

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April 1, 2021 at 5:45 PM

We're suing Georgia

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Burdensome. Unjustified. Unnecessary. The new restrictions that Georgia placed on its voters this week are an outrage – so we’re suing to overturn them. You may have already heard about the sweeping new law in Georgia, SB 202, which was pas…

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March 30, 2021 at 9:30 PM

You're invited: 'Year in Hate' 2020 Review and What's Ahead in 2021

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Have you ever wondered who researches, writes and edits our annual Year in Hate and Extremism report? And do you wonder how the SPLC applies what we’ve learned about hate and extremism to push for real world change? On April 7, at an exclus…

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March 27, 2021 at 3:50 PM

Funding Hate: How extremists like the ones who attacked the Capitol are making money off the internet

Southern Poverty Law Center Funding Hate: How extremists like the ones who attacked the Capitol are making money off the internetCassie Miller, Hannah Gais and Megan Squire | Read the full piece here Friend, Authorities have now charged more than 300 people with cr…

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March 24, 2021 at 11:01 PM

Our testimony before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks testified today before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee about how the military has long failed to adequately address far-right extremism in the ranks. Brooks outlined the history of white supremacist …

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March 20, 2021 at 4:33 PM

Freedom Denied: Couple remains close despite husband's four parole denials

Southern Poverty Law Center Freedom Denied: Couple remains close despite husband’s four parole denialsWill Tucker, SPLC Investigative Reporter | Read the full piece here Friend, From a young age Reco Williams was a star basketball player. He made the all-city team …

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March 19, 2021 at 9:46 PM

Ending hate in our communities

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, This week we are grieving eight victims of unspeakable, hateful violence in the metro Atlanta area — six of whom were Asian women. Our hearts go out to their families and loved ones, and we are keeping them in our thoughts in the wake of th…

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March 16, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Voter suppression in 2020 -- check out our new report

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, America made it through the 2020 election cycle, but not unscathed. Assessing the damage, especially in our five Deep South focus states, is the focus of our new report – Overcoming the Unprecedented: Southern Voters’ Battle Against Voter S…

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March 13, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Tour of Richmond, Va., reveals hidden suffering of Black community

Southern Poverty Law Center History Uncovered: Virtual tour of Richmond, Va., reveals hidden suffering of Black communityLiz Vinson, SPLC Staff Writer | Read the full piece here Friend, The project began with a simple question: “What can we do?” After the death of …

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February 25, 2021 at 9:10 PM

SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks' testimony before Congress

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Earlier today, SPLC Chief of Staff Lecia Brooks testified before the U.S. House Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy about how far-right extremists are exploiting internet technology to create a b…

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February 24, 2021 at 10:36 PM

Webinar invite: Gender-Based Violence & Online Radicalization

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, As COVID-19 social distancing and stay-at-home measures continue to keep people online at unprecedented rates, radicalization remains a grave threat. In an effort to provide the most relevant resources about preventing online radicalization…

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February 20, 2021 at 3:05 PM

SPLC seeks social justice at the statehouse

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, There’s no doubt the eyes of the nation remain fixed on Washington, D.C., as a new president and Congress begin their work. Our country is facing critically important issues that must be addressed: racial injustice, voter suppression and th…

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February 17, 2021 at 5:11 PM

Protecting youth online (Join us in 1 hour)

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, It’s not too late to register for our free webinar starting at 1 p.m. Eastern Time: Exploitation, Grooming and Incel Phenomena: A Panel on Overlooked Connections to Youth Radicalization. We invite you to engage in this thought-provoking and…

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February 16, 2021 at 5:10 PM

How 'big tech' boosts extremism (plus 3 other new additions to our 'Year in Hate' report)

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Our 2020 Year in Hate and Extremism report has just been updated with four new pieces: An analysis of the role played by “big tech” in spreading extremist conspiracies and hateful rhetoric online. Has accountability for these platforms com…

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February 13, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Remembering Johnnie Mae Chappell: A Jim Crow-era injustice resonates in period of Black Lives Matter

Southern Poverty Law Center Warning: The following account contains graphic descriptions that may trigger some readers. Discretion is advised. Friend,  It was a muggy Monday in 1964 and as darkness fell, Jacksonville, Florida, was ablaze with racial unrest. On a grassy roads…

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February 10, 2021 at 6:31 PM

New webinar: protecting youth from online radicalization, exploitation, grooming and 'incel' phenomena

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Online radicalization is a grave threat to our country – especially when extremists target young people. That’s why we recently revised our guide to preventing online radicalization in youth: Building Resilience & Confronting Risk in th…

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February 8, 2021 at 7:06 PM

2020: "A perfect storm of events for the antigovernment movement"

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, We’ve just released a new addition to our 2020 Year in Hate and Extremism report: a three-part deep dive into the dangerous spread of antigovernment extremism over the past year. Keep reading for a preview, or click here to read the report …

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February 6, 2021 at 5:36 PM

The Year in Hate and Extremism: Far-right extremists coalescing in broad-based, loosely affiliated movement

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Earlier this week, we released our Year in Hate and Extremism report, an annual census and analysis of hate groups and extremist organizations we’ve published each year since 1990. Overall, we recorded a small drop in the number of hate gro…

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February 4, 2021 at 5:31 PM

Check out our Black History Month calendar of virtual events and resources

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Black History Month is here – and we have something special to share with you to help celebrate and commemorate this important time of year. This year, knowing that much of the country is still socially distancing and unable to gather toget…

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February 3, 2021 at 4:26 PM

Introducing Learning for Justice

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, My name is Jalaya Liles Dunn, and I am delighted to introduce myself as the new director of Learning for Justice.  You may know us by our original name, Teaching Tolerance. I was first introduced to Teaching Tolerance and the Southern Pover…

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February 1, 2021 at 7:46 PM

8 key takeaways from the SPLC's 'Year in Hate' (out now)

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, The 2020 edition of our annual Year in Hate and Extremism report was released today. Here are 8 key takeaways you need to know: We identified 838 hate groups operating across the United States in 2020, a decrease from the 940 documented in…

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February 1, 2021 at 1:16 AM

The Capitol attack, the SPLC and the future

The results of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia offered proof that the South can help lead the way into a new political era. But the violence at the U.S. Capitol led by a network of highly organized white supremacist groups and encouraged by Donald Trump was a stark reminder that now is not …

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February 1, 2021 at 1:05 AM

The Capitol attack, the SPLC and the future

The results of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia offered proof that the South can help lead the way into a new political era. But the violence at the U.S. Capitol led by a network of highly organized white supremacist groups and encouraged by Donald Trump was a stark reminder that now is not …

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January 30, 2021 at 4:01 PM

A father faces a parole denial, COVID-19 and remorse for a crime

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, When Marsha Mason visited her father at Alabama’s Limestone Correctional Facility in 2014, he had a seeping open wound on his leg.  At the time, Marsha was a newly licensed registered nurse. She wrote up what she saw – “severe swelling,” an…

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January 23, 2021 at 5:25 PM

SPLC President: In the wake of Trump, a year of new challenges and opportunities

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, 2021 marks the 50th anniversary of the Southern Poverty Law Center. After a half century of working to ensure that the promise of the civil rights movement becomes a reality for all, we may be facing the most critical year yet in the march …

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January 22, 2021 at 12:06 AM

Hope on the horizon

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, The tragic year behind us has inflicted deep pain on our nation. After more than a quarter million lives were lost to the pandemic, many of us entered 2021 with heavy hearts and the knowledge that healing from the year’s turmoil will take s…

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January 16, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Inheriting the Movement: Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reflects on message of nonviolent social change

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, The youngest child of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. playfully wrestled with another girl in high school and trapped her in a headlock. The girl fought back. She scratched Bernice King’s face and pulled her hair. Bernice wanted to throw a punch…

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January 15, 2021 at 9:11 PM

Update from SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang

Southern Poverty Law Center Dear Friend, Last week’s events at the Capitol were horrific. Never before have we seen the Confederate flag flying in our nation’s Capitol, and the violence that took the lives of five people and injured dozens more was unprecedented. It was a wake…

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January 13, 2021 at 2:36 PM

How Dr. King's legacy can help guide us through this crisis

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Don’t forget to join us virtually at the Civil Rights Memorial Center this Friday at 12 p.m. Eastern for a panel discussion commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Click here to register, or see below for more details. After …

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January 9, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Capitol siege underscores need for bold action to create truly just and equitable nation

Southern Poverty Law Center Dear Friend, One of the powerful lessons we must take away from this week’s coup attempt by President Trump and his supporters is that 2021 is not a time for half measures in the fight against hate and extremism. Yes, Wednesday began with hope. The …

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January 8, 2021 at 12:05 AM

Our Democracy

Southern Poverty Law Center Dear Friend, Yesterday was overwhelming. In the morning we learned the final results of Georgia’s Senate runoff races (thank you to the SPLC Voting Rights team for their GOTV efforts in Georgia). By the afternoon, our attention had been captured by …

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January 6, 2021 at 7:06 PM

Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with us

Southern Poverty Law Center Dear Friend, The Civil Rights Memorial Center invites you to a panel discussion commemorating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event – The March Continues: Building Collective Power to Impact Policy and Dismantle Systems of Oppression in…

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January 4, 2021 at 7:05 PM

It all comes down to Georgia

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, This is it. Tomorrow, Jan. 5, Georgia voters will head to the polls to vote in two runoff elections, which will decide control of the U.S. Senate. The stakes couldn’t be higher. That’s why we’ve spent months working alongside our supporters…

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January 1, 2021 at 8:55 PM

This is your last chance to help us get out the vote in Georgia!

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, We have a New Year’s resolution for you: Why not start 2021 off right by helping support our nation’s democracy? Just four days from now, on Jan. 5, polls will close in Georgia’s runoff elections. These two contests will decide which party …

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January 1, 2021 at 12:16 AM

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Southern Poverty Law Center Friend,  We’re counting down the minutes until the new year is here! When the clock strikes midnight and 2020 ends, so does our year-end match. There’s still time to give your matched year-end gift. Make your tax-deductible gift to the SPLC now to …

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December 31, 2020 at 9:03 PM

Friend, don't miss your last chance to DOUBLE your impact!

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, There’s still time to make your matched, tax-deductible year-end gift to the SPLC. Thanks to a generous group of supporters, gifts made before the clock strikes midnight are eligible for a gift match up to $1.59 million! MAKE YOUR MATCH…

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December 31, 2020 at 3:41 PM

So long, 2020

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, It’s been a long year. Why not celebrate 2020 finally being over by making a gift to support our work fighting hate and extremism? Until midnight, your tax-deductible donation will be matched, doubling your impact! 2020 has given us plent…

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December 30, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Did you get Margaret's email?

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend,  We hope you had the chance to read today’s message from our president and CEO, Margaret Huang. As we move into the new year, we’re excited to take on new challenges and opportunities to make positive change for the communities we work alon…

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December 30, 2020 at 6:31 PM

SPLC President: Stories of hope from a difficult year

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, “Hope” is likely not the first word that comes to mind when you reflect on the year we’ve just had. 2020 was marked by tragic killings, incomprehensible and ever-increasing COVID-related deaths, brazen assaults on our democracy, and deep pa…

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December 29, 2020 at 2:06 PM

Deadline approaching

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December 23, 2020 at 8:31 PM

Give back this holiday season by helping get out the vote in Georgia

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Voting is vitally important – this turbulent year has made that clearer than ever. So before we sign off for a few days of holiday break (which we hope will be a time of relaxation and peace for you, as well), we wanted to remind you of two…

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December 21, 2020 at 9:31 PM

What your matched year-end gift means for us

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, This year, our democracy weathered serious threats. We’re worried, and we know we’re not alone. But with your help, this year we strengthened our work to protect voting rights in the Deep South with Vote Your Voice, our $30 millio…

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December 21, 2020 at 1:01 AM

Will you help us get Georgia voters to the polls?

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, There are just a few weeks left until Georgia's historic Senate runoff elections on Jan. 5. That means the coming days are a critical period for voters to submit their absentee ballots and take advantage of early voting opportunit…

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December 19, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Educate and Advocate: Activists in Lafayette, La., lead movement to remove Confederate statue, confront long history of white supremacy

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, Looming over the heart of downtown, a statue of Confederate Brigadier General J.J. Alfred A. Mouton stands austerely on its pedestal, his arms folded stiffly across his chest, his hardened expression etched in stone and locked on …

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December 17, 2020 at 9:43 PM

What we're up against in 2021

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December 15, 2020 at 9:14 PM

Last chance to receive a special SPLC holiday card by Dec. 25

Today is the deadline to request SPLC holiday cards that will be delivered on or before Dec. 25. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  …

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December 15, 2020 at 8:31 PM

Last chance to receive a special SPLC holiday card by Dec. 25

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, If you’d like your SPLC holiday card to arrive on or before Dec. 25, today is your last chance! With a tribute gift of $50 or more to the SPLC, we’ll mail a specially designed holiday card (see below) to your chosen honoree in a…

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December 12, 2020 at 5:42 PM

‘Housing, Not Handcuffs’: SPLC, allies end police harassment of people panhandling in Montgomery, Alabama

Panhandling laws, including those in Alabama, have their origins in vagrancy laws that were designed to criminalize Black people after the Civil War. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌…

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December 12, 2020 at 4:01 PM

'Housing, Not Handcuffs': SPLC, allies end police harassment of people panhandling in Montgomery, Alabama

Southern Poverty Law Center Friend, When Ricky Vickery stands by the side of the road, holding up a sign that says, “homeless and hungry,” he gets mixed reactions from motorists. Some lower their car windows and hand him money. Some call him nasty names. Others …

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