The Southern Poverty Law Center has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging it misused donor funds to pay informants linked to extremist groups. The case has sparked competing claims between prosecutors and civil rights advocates over the organization’s long-running investigative practices.
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Hate and chaos rise in 47th president’s America
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s 2024 report identified 1,371 hate and antigovernment extremist groups embedding themselves in U.S. politics and targeting marginalized communities through disinformation, intimidation, and violence, while exposing the far right’s escalating influence and coordinated attacks on democratic institutions.
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Lawsuit filed in Florida to challenge attack on citizen-led ballot initiative process
The Southern Poverty Law Center, Florida Decides Healthcare and the Elias Law Group have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s new law, HB 1205, which restricts citizen-led ballot initiatives.
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47th president backs U.S. entry into British Commonwealth, raising alarm over legacy of American independence and slave trade
By Stacy M. BrownBlackPressUSA.Com Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) – Donald Trump has expressed support for the United States becoming an “associate member” of the British Commonwealth, responding to a report in The Sun that King Charles might extend such an offer during Trump’s upcoming state visit to the United Kingdom. “I Love King Charles. […]
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Give our children the right to read
Book bans are targeting books by Black authors and about the Black experience, which has the potential to undermine the reading development of Black children and deprive them of valuable knowledge.
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Give our children the right to read
Book bans on books by Black authors and about the Black experience are a threat to the reading development of Black children, and it is important to ensure that our children have the right to read great works by Black authors and about Black history and culture.