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Students set to break social barriers during National Mix It Up at Lunch Day

October 28, 2014

An estimated 1 million students across the country will step out of their cliques and challenge stereotypes today as part of National Mix It Up at…

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SPLC urges investigation of Louisiana program failing at-risk children

October 28, 2014

The SPLC urged federal officials today to investigate Louisiana’s Coordinated System of Care program, which is failing to prevent young people with severe behavioral health…

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Stories from the field: SPLC legislation helps Louisiana youth receive second chance at school

October 21, 2014

By Eden Heilman Jessica* was a 10th-grader in a small school district outside of New Orleans when she withdrew from school because she was pregnant.…

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SPLC victorious in challenge to Alabama’s immigrant ‘scarlet letter’ law

October 14, 2014

It was a minor offense with potentially big consequences in Alabama. In November 2012, four Latino immigrants were arrested for fishing without a license –…

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SPLC Court Filing Details Barbaric Conditions at Private Prison in Mississippi

September 30, 2014

By Jamie Kizzire A prisoner at the East Mississippi Correctional Facility (EMCF) told the counselor that his heart was hurting and that he didn’t have…

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It’s National Voter Registration Day

September 23, 2014

By Richard Cohen Today is National Voter Registration Day – the perfect time to register or to help someone you know register. You can start the online process here.…

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Teaching Tolerance magazine examines school equity

September 16, 2014

School policies and practices that can stigmatize and harm disadvantaged students – whether in the classroom or the lunchroom – are examined in the new…

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SPLC Urges Federal Court to Address Razors in Alabama Prisons

September 9, 2014

The Southern Poverty Law Center and the Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP) urged a federal court today to block an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC)…

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Teaching Tolerance Offers New Curriculum to Schools Nationwide

September 9, 2014

The SPLC’s Teaching Tolerance project released today a first-of-its-kind literacy curriculum, Perspectives for a Diverse America, to help teachers across the country better engage their diverse…

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Stories from the field: SPLC advocate’s meeting with teen a reminder children need second chances

September 2, 2014

By Sharada Jambulapati Driving down winding country back roads, I headed to an Alabama prison where I would spend the next several hours crammed into…

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SPLC Intelligence Report: Deadly Spring of Radical-Right Violence Examined

August 27, 2014

Extremists from various segments of the radical right lashed out this spring with three murder sprees that left a dozen victims dead – mass murders…

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Rage in Ferguson offers important lesson

August 25, 2014

By Lecia Brooks The seemingly nonstop coverage of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, by cable news networks provided little beyond a disturbing loop of images –…

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