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Jan 4, 2025 | splcenter.org

Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles exploring the history, mission and essential services provided by key government agencies. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed funding cuts and potential changes to the way agencies operate could significantly weaken these agencies and disrupt essential services that millions rely on daily. Trump’s second presidential term […]

Dec 5, 2024 | splcenter.org | Julian Miller

Walk into most public schools in the rural Mississippi Delta and compare them to schools in more affluent districts, and you’ll see the gross disparity in the state’s public school funding. You’ll also notice that the state’s inadequately funded schools are mostly populated by Black students, who suffer the most from the state’s inequitable, local tax-funding formula.

Nov 19, 2024 | splcenter.org

An SPLC Data Lab investigation exposes information about the history of the more prolific writers on the satirical site and its sister website, Not the Bee.

Nov 5, 2024 | splcenter.org | Dwayne Fatherree |Safiya Charles

Skip to main content Accessibility Menu Frances Kennedy picked up her granddaughter, a college student, at 5 a.m. and drove her two hours to make sure she voted in her hometown of Atlanta. Kennedy, a longtime Atlanta resident, had voted early. Her granddaughter, a student at Alabama State University in Montgomery, was voting for the first time and had waited until Election Day.

Oct 11, 2024 | splcenter.org | Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz |Tanya Tagaq |N. Scott Momaday |Louise Erdrich

Have you noticed that your shelves are lacking books about Indigenous people? In honor of Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 14, here are a few books to help you learn about Indigenous lives and culture. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United StatesBy Roxanne Dunbar-OrtizRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz’s nonfiction book challenges the founding myth of the United States and powerfully reframes its history.