Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)

It’s important that we shine a light on to these frightening ideologies that fuel domestic terrorism, so we can stop the spread of violent hate. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Reporting Conspiracy Threats: A Step Toward Preventing Future Attacks

NNPA NEWSWIRE — This year, Southern Poverty Law Center’s March report, “The Year in Hate & Extremism 2021,” revealed that hate and anti-government extremism have gone...

Since May of this year, the SPLC has filed litigation in Alabama and Louisiana to challenge election laws that force voters to choose between participating in democracy and protecting their health. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Black History6 years ago

SPLC Announces $30 Million Investment to Increase Voter Registration

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The work ahead of us will not be easy,” said SPLC President and Chief Executive Officer Margaret Huang. “The COVID-19 pandemic has and...

On Friday, May 29, former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, 44, was arrested and charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

Black History6 years ago

Police Murder of George Floyd Sparks Uprisings Across America

NNPA NEWSWIRE — National Newspaper Publishers Association Chair Karen Carter Richards and NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., and numerous other Black Press...

The Southern Poverty Law Center, Center for Constitutional Rights, and American Immigration Council filed the lawsuit, Al Otro Lado v. Wolf, No. 3:17-cv-02366 (S.D. Cal.), in July 2017 on behalf of individual asylum seekers and Al Otro Lado, an immigration legal services provider with offices in Mexico and California. (Photo: iStockphoto / NNPA)

Community6 years ago

Federal Court Blocks Trump Asylum Ban from Being Applied to Thousands of Asylum Seekers

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today’s order will protect the lives of asylum seekers who were forced to endure extreme hardship while waiting in dangerous border cities for...