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VICTORY! A federal court has ruled that Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education cannot divert desperately needed money away from public schools and into private schools!
John Lewis is an American hero who has changed this country for the better with courage, sacrifice, and a lifelong commitment to justice.
White House adviser #StephenMiller has promoted white nationalist ideas about race and immigration for years, according to emails leaked by a former Breitbart editor to
’s investigative reporter
. #BreitbartEmails
Robert E. Lee was not a great general, President Trump.
He waged a war to hold onto the legal institution of white supremacy.
There is only one side. White supremacy is always wrong.
12 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina, reporters must still be aware of implicit bias. #HurricaneHarvey
Reporter: "Do you see white nationalism as a rising threat around the world?"
Trump: "I don't really."
We saw a nearly 50% increase in white nationalist hate groups between 2017 and 2018. splcenter.org/hate-map
Proud Boys are a hate group that espouses white supremacy, antisemitism and misogyny. They've appeared alongside other hate groups at rallies across the country, often attempting to incite violence. Read our extremist profile on them here:
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Pres. Trump employed 200 undocumented Polish workers in 1980. They worked 12-hour shifts without gloves, hard hats or masks and got paid $4 an hour—less than half the union wage—if they got paid at all.
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🚨NEW: Arrest warrants have been issued for five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front.
They've also been added to a wanted list circulated by that Idaho county’s sheriff, reports.
BREAKING: A federal judge ruled today that #Florida’s pay-to-vote system is unconstitutional. If a person cannot afford to pay court fines or restitution, they CANNOT be banned from voting. #JonesvDeSantis
Read the opinion: splcenter.org/sites/default/
The United States has the highest child poverty rates in the developed world.
"A kid’s worst nightmare is the boogeyman coming in the middle of the night and taking away their parents." Immigrant kids live with the fear that their family members will be deported.
Doctors say it's causing health problems that may linger for decades.
Members of neo-Nazi group Aryan Strikeforce met a man, who turned out to be an FBI informant, at a Cracker Barrel to arrange drug transport.
6 members are now facing charges for federal crimes — & the group lost its main source of income #ConfrontingHate
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In the ten days following Donald Trump’s victory (Nov 9-19), we’ve confirmed 867 incidents of harassment, intimidation and even violence
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We celebrate the life of Congressman John Lewis, who passes through Alabama one last time today, including crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge on horse drawn carriage, where 55 years ago he and other voting rights advocates were beaten by Alabama State Troopers.
Islamophobes have been attacking #WomensMarch organizer . We stand with her against this type of hate and bigotry. #IMarchWithLinda
The Proud Boys are a hate group. Last night, according to reports and videos, approximately 30 members of the hate group attacked several people outside an event in New York City. This is not surprising. (h/t )
Today in Alabama, state offices are closed. Today is Confederate Memorial Day. This is one of three state holidays in AL that honor white supremacy. We are standing with to call for an end of these days honoring the confederacy.
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In 1915, Stone Mountain was the site of the cross-burning ceremony signalling the rebirth of the KKK. Its massive mountainside carving depicts Confederate leaders on horseback.
The park’s grand opening on 4/14/1965 was the 100th anniversary of Pres. Lincoln's assassination.
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We have never seen hate groups rise to the number they did in 2018. We just released our annual #YearinHate report, which found an all-time record high: 1,020 hate groups in the United States. #RageAgainstChange #YearInHate
Nearly 1,000 people incarcerated in South Carolina — and the staff who guard them — will not be evacuated for #HurricaneFlorence, despite Gov. Henry McMaster's evacuation orders. It is unacceptable for a state to gamble with the lives of those in its care.
Colin Kaepernick, , recently announced a new initiative to offer free and objective second autopsies to family members of anyone whose death is "police-related."
The initiative aims to eliminate any concerns from the originally given autopsy.
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Special shout out to the 35 folks who braved a storm in Zebulon, Georgia.
#WomensMarch
#TheMarchContinues
White Supremacist David Duke Booted From Twitter forward.com/fast-forward/3
Most Confederate monuments were erected during two major periods — when Jim Crow laws were being enacted, and during the Civil Rights movement.
Confederate symbols are about hate, not heritage. #LoseTheLostCause #WhoseHeritage
Four members of the racist and antisemitic “Rise Above Movement” were taken into custody today and face federal charges of traveling to Charlottesville with the intent of rioting at the “Unite the Right” rally in 2017. splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018
“No human being is illegal.” —Elie Wiesel, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor
Language matters.
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Tonight, our hearts are heavy. Rest in peace Congressman Lewis. #RIPJohnLewis
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Immigrants are people. It’s appalling that the president of the United States would say otherwise.
SPLC will not ‘stand down’ to hate groups. The threat is too serious to ‘stand by.’
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Today we are releasing our 2017 hate count.
President Trump’s first year in office proved to be just as racially divisive as his campaign.
In 2017 we documented a rise in hate group numbers for a 3rd consecutive year. #YearInHate
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DeVos doesn't have a record of working in schools. She does have a history of donations to anti-#LGBTQ groups. #DeVosFacts
Jacob Scott Goodwin is a white supremacist. Last August in Charlottesville, he was caught on video wearing a military helmet and carrying a large shield during an attack on DeAndre Harris, a black man. Yesterday, he was found guilty of assault.
In a #RoshHashanah sermon, Stephen Miller's childhood rabbi admonished him for Trump's ruthless immigration policy: “You’ve set back the Jewish contribution to making the world spiritually whole through your arbitrary division of these desperate people." bit.ly/2CNWOUJ
Add your name and nominate for the JFK Profile in Courage. #ThankYouSally profileincourageaward.org/home/submit-yo
More than 4.000 immigrant children said they were sexually abused in detention centers.
Where is the outrage? nytimes.com/2019/02/27/us/
Proud Boys is now functioning as Roger Stone's security.
This is a group that promotes violence, most recently threatening Portland's mayor. The same one yelling "faggot" & "fucking foreigner" as they beat a protester in the street.
This is a hate group.
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Under Bannon, Breitbart published a call to “hoist [the Confederate flag] high and fly it with pride” 2 weeks after the Charleston massacre
Every time another train arrives at the #WomensMarch the crowds erupt in fresh cheers. #TheMarchContinues
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Do something. In the face of hatred, apathy will be interpreted as acceptance. If we don’t act, hate persists. #Charlottesville
Eric Trump said Bob Woodward's book was "to make three extra shekels."
Shekels — not just Israeli currency, but a derogatory term used by white supremacists and neo-Nazis to tie into antisemitic tropes about Jewish people and money.
Eric Trump — the president's son.
President Trump will be a keynote speaker at a hate group’s annual summit tomorrow. No president has ever done that.
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Hatred and bigotry were on open display this weekend in #Charlottesville. Here’s how you can fight hate.
White people who kill black people in “stand your ground” states are 354% more likely to be found justified than whites who kill other whites.
The odds of conviction for a black defendant against a white victim are nearly 100%.
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At the bus stop where Rosa Parks sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott, Alabamians protest an injustice of our time - the Trump administration's zero tolerance policy separating families all across America. #EndFamilyDetention #FamiliesBelongTogether
This person is a member of the United States Congress.
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Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies. twitter.com/v_of_europe/st
Here's normalization in real time. is publishing anti-Muslim extremist Pamela Geller. This is shameful.
We’re collecting reports of racist harrassment. After reporting to law enforcement, please report here: splcenter.org/reporthate #ReportHate
In 1966 Gallup found Dr. King had a 63% negative rating. By 2011, his rating was 94% positive. "This vast swing in approval of King today isn’t rooted in his radical legacy — it's the product of generations of appropriation and a whitening of his effort."
Today we remember Deah, Yusor, and Razan, killed in an act of hate violence in Chapel Hill two years ago. #OurThreeWinners
BREAKING: 9th Circuit rules against Trump. Order blocking the #MuslimBan remains in place. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/3457
David Duke is a longtime #KKK leader. He was at the deadly rally in #Charlottesville last summer.
Now he has to turn over all his communications about that rally. That's what a federal magistrate just ruled.
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The Daily Stormer is run by Andrew Anglin, who we're suing for orchestrating an anti-semitic harassment campaign.
The Republican National Committee has caved to white supremacists and hate groups.
TAKE ACTION: Send a letter to your local newspaper to take down the #ConfederateMonuments in your community.
The so-called "alt-right" recruits and promotes on Twitter. That's why we've launched a Hate Tracker, which identifies trending topics among a network of far-right in near-real time. hatetracker.io/trending/2017-
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Migrant children who entered the country with their parents don’t need to be adopted. They need to be reunited. #KeepFamiliesTogether bit.ly/2CB6Png
The so-called “alt-right” is killing people.
It is unacceptable for such racist, dehumanizing language to now be repeated 10 times on the White House website in a document that speaks for America.
Law enforcement detained at least 35 demonstrators in Atlanta on Sunday, including an SPLC employee who was arrested while acting — and identifying — as a legal observer on behalf of #StopCopCity
Three package bombs have struck Austin's Black and Latino neighborhoods, killing and injuring people whose families were prominent in their communities — and active in the fight for racial justice. bit.ly/2HJfvGV
No running water, electricity, sewage treatment or drainage. It's not just South Texas: it's also the Mississippi Delta, the Appalachian mountains, and too many other American communities.
Atlanta protesting Executive Order barring refugees: "All y'all are welcome here." #NoBanNoWall #TheMarchContinues
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Immigrants, African Americans, LGBT people, Muslims, Jews and women were all targeted for harassment
Every state's voter ID law is designed for this purpose.
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Judge rules for 2nd time that Texas' strict voter ID law was intentionally made to discriminate against minorities. apne.ws/2oSu1qC
Here they are, the ‘enemies of equality’ for LGBT Americans washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-par
"Syrian refugees combined over the last 14 years haven't killed more people than Dylann Roof did in 14 minutes" - Atlanta sign #NoBanNoWall
Just in: The Trump admin has fired acting AG Yates for “betraying” the DOJ. Yates refused to defend unconstitutional executive orders
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Acting Attorney General Orders Justice Dept. Not to Defend Refugee Ban nytimes.com/2017/01/30/us/
“People didn’t approve of the way my father protested injustice either” —Bernice King #TakeAKnee #TheMarchContinues
Harriet Tubman died in her Alabama home 104 years ago today as a free women. Rest in power, Harriet. The march continues.
Despite what AG Jeff Sessions said this morning, ending #DACA is NOT the “compassionate” thing to do. splcenter.org/news/2017/09/0
Everyone knows that Robert E. Lee fought to uphold a white supremacist system based on the belief that Africans were inferior & was contingent upon dehumanizing enslaved Africans exploited by white slave owners & is responsible for centuries of racial inequity. #LoseTheLostCause
Today we remember #HeatherHeyer, who was killed protesting the 2017 white supremacist rally in #Charlottesville.
Hate may be alive in America, but there will always be those — like Heather — who stand up to it. #CvilleSurvives
