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🚨The SPLC's 2024 #YearInHate & Extremism report tracked 1,371 U.S. hate and antigovernment extremist groups 🔗: www.splcenter.org/yihe2024
Some used tactics like violence and propaganda to manipulate our political system — causing division, demoralizing people and dismantling democracy. 🧵#YIHE24
Some used tactics like violence and propaganda to manipulate our political system — causing division, demoralizing people and dismantling democracy. 🧵#YIHE24
📣 Mississippians: Apply to join the SPLC’s Democracy Training Lab 🔗: https://bit.ly/4qssSk1
This hands-on training will provide tools and mentorship in community engagement, leadership, communications, data-informed outreach & compliance-aligned civic work 🤝. #SPLCMS
This hands-on training will provide tools and mentorship in community engagement, leadership, communications, data-informed outreach & compliance-aligned civic work 🤝. #SPLCMS
January 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
📣 Mississippians: Apply to join the SPLC’s Democracy Training Lab 🔗: https://bit.ly/4qssSk1
This hands-on training will provide tools and mentorship in community engagement, leadership, communications, data-informed outreach & compliance-aligned civic work 🤝. #SPLCMS
This hands-on training will provide tools and mentorship in community engagement, leadership, communications, data-informed outreach & compliance-aligned civic work 🤝. #SPLCMS
#OTD we honor Aurora Castillo, known as La Doña. An organizer and a fourth-generation Mexican American, she helped lead the Mothers of East Los Angeles to stop a prison, toxic waste sites and an oil pipeline from harming their community. #TheMarchContinues
January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
#OTD we honor Aurora Castillo, known as La Doña. An organizer and a fourth-generation Mexican American, she helped lead the Mothers of East Los Angeles to stop a prison, toxic waste sites and an oil pipeline from harming their community. #TheMarchContinues
#OTD in 1892, Ellis Island opened and Annie Moore became the first immigrant processed there. Over the next 62 years, more than 12 million people arrived seeking opportunity and safety. #TheMarchContinues
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
#OTD in 1892, Ellis Island opened and Annie Moore became the first immigrant processed there. Over the next 62 years, more than 12 million people arrived seeking opportunity and safety. #TheMarchContinues
The SPLC created a resource and starting point for discussion about what antisemitism is, how extremists in the U.S. use it, and how some tropes have become normalized in society.
Access it here: https://bit.ly/47rBX4W
Access it here: https://bit.ly/47rBX4W
December 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The SPLC created a resource and starting point for discussion about what antisemitism is, how extremists in the U.S. use it, and how some tropes have become normalized in society.
Access it here: https://bit.ly/47rBX4W
Access it here: https://bit.ly/47rBX4W
#Mississippi's education system has consistently ranked at or near the bottom nationally due to chronic underfunding of public schools & systemic issues.
📲 Revisit our "Learning Gap" resource and kick off 2026 by learning how the federal government can address these problems: https://bit.ly/4hZgQKU
📲 Revisit our "Learning Gap" resource and kick off 2026 by learning how the federal government can address these problems: https://bit.ly/4hZgQKU
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Mississippi's education system has consistently ranked at or near the bottom nationally due to chronic underfunding of public schools & systemic issues.
📲 Revisit our "Learning Gap" resource and kick off 2026 by learning how the federal government can address these problems: https://bit.ly/4hZgQKU
📲 Revisit our "Learning Gap" resource and kick off 2026 by learning how the federal government can address these problems: https://bit.ly/4hZgQKU
Everyone deserves the right to safe, affirming and inclusive environments in which to learn or work.
The SPLC is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights, dignity and freedom of the LGBTQ+ community in the Deep South and beyond. #LGBTQRights
The SPLC is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights, dignity and freedom of the LGBTQ+ community in the Deep South and beyond. #LGBTQRights
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Everyone deserves the right to safe, affirming and inclusive environments in which to learn or work.
The SPLC is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights, dignity and freedom of the LGBTQ+ community in the Deep South and beyond. #LGBTQRights
The SPLC is dedicated to protecting and advancing the rights, dignity and freedom of the LGBTQ+ community in the Deep South and beyond. #LGBTQRights
📽️ #Augusta, Georgia: RSVP for a free screening & discussion of "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" on Feb. 6: https://bit.ly/3N5nYuN
This film highlights the experiences of the first Black CIA agent and how he used his expertise to train “freedom fighters” to seek liberation from systemic oppression.
This film highlights the experiences of the first Black CIA agent and how he used his expertise to train “freedom fighters” to seek liberation from systemic oppression.
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📽️ #Augusta, Georgia: RSVP for a free screening & discussion of "The Spook Who Sat by the Door" on Feb. 6: https://bit.ly/3N5nYuN
This film highlights the experiences of the first Black CIA agent and how he used his expertise to train “freedom fighters” to seek liberation from systemic oppression.
This film highlights the experiences of the first Black CIA agent and how he used his expertise to train “freedom fighters” to seek liberation from systemic oppression.
For 50+ years, the SPLC has been combating hate and extremism in the courts and communities — and we won't stop now.
The SPLC's #YIHE report provides an overview of active hate and antigovernment groups. Are you aware of activity in your area ❓Check your state 📲: https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map/
The SPLC's #YIHE report provides an overview of active hate and antigovernment groups. Are you aware of activity in your area ❓Check your state 📲: https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map/
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
For 50+ years, the SPLC has been combating hate and extremism in the courts and communities — and we won't stop now.
The SPLC's #YIHE report provides an overview of active hate and antigovernment groups. Are you aware of activity in your area ❓Check your state 📲: https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map/
The SPLC's #YIHE report provides an overview of active hate and antigovernment groups. Are you aware of activity in your area ❓Check your state 📲: https://www.splcenter.org/hate-map/
Most educators agree that we should cultivate a deep love for students, but what does love look like in education?
📲 Revisit #LearningForJustice’s magazine feature encouraging us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being: https://bit.ly/4g60qPT
📲 Revisit #LearningForJustice’s magazine feature encouraging us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being: https://bit.ly/4g60qPT
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Most educators agree that we should cultivate a deep love for students, but what does love look like in education?
📲 Revisit #LearningForJustice’s magazine feature encouraging us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being: https://bit.ly/4g60qPT
📲 Revisit #LearningForJustice’s magazine feature encouraging us all to work together in a collective approach to nurturing young people’s well-being: https://bit.ly/4g60qPT
📣#Mississippi Changemakers: Apply to join the SPLC’s #Democracy Training Lab by Jan. 12: https://bit.ly/4qssSk1
This training will equip community members with practical skills in community engagement, leadership, communications, data-informed outreach & compliance-aligned civic work.
This training will equip community members with practical skills in community engagement, leadership, communications, data-informed outreach & compliance-aligned civic work.
December 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
📣#Mississippi Changemakers: Apply to join the SPLC’s #Democracy Training Lab by Jan. 12: https://bit.ly/4qssSk1
This training will equip community members with practical skills in community engagement, leadership, communications, data-informed outreach & compliance-aligned civic work.
This training will equip community members with practical skills in community engagement, leadership, communications, data-informed outreach & compliance-aligned civic work.
We all see it ⬇️
U.S. hate-based crimes continue each year, with incomplete data burying their severity.
Read up on how the SPLC is working to expose hate and extremism and counter disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and resources 📲: https://bit.ly/3XTZibA
#RefuseHate
U.S. hate-based crimes continue each year, with incomplete data burying their severity.
Read up on how the SPLC is working to expose hate and extremism and counter disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and resources 📲: https://bit.ly/3XTZibA
#RefuseHate
December 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We all see it ⬇️
U.S. hate-based crimes continue each year, with incomplete data burying their severity.
Read up on how the SPLC is working to expose hate and extremism and counter disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and resources 📲: https://bit.ly/3XTZibA
#RefuseHate
U.S. hate-based crimes continue each year, with incomplete data burying their severity.
Read up on how the SPLC is working to expose hate and extremism and counter disinformation and conspiracy theories with research and resources 📲: https://bit.ly/3XTZibA
#RefuseHate
📢Join us in advocating for #PublicEducation that fosters excellence and equity!
Tag a friend 👩🏾🤝👨🏻, share this post 📲, and check out more ways you can become an advocate for education in your community using #LearningForJustice’s resource: https://bit.ly/3HntvKE
Tag a friend 👩🏾🤝👨🏻, share this post 📲, and check out more ways you can become an advocate for education in your community using #LearningForJustice’s resource: https://bit.ly/3HntvKE
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
📢Join us in advocating for #PublicEducation that fosters excellence and equity!
Tag a friend 👩🏾🤝👨🏻, share this post 📲, and check out more ways you can become an advocate for education in your community using #LearningForJustice’s resource: https://bit.ly/3HntvKE
Tag a friend 👩🏾🤝👨🏻, share this post 📲, and check out more ways you can become an advocate for education in your community using #LearningForJustice’s resource: https://bit.ly/3HntvKE
Across the South, discriminatory systems keep communities in cycles of poverty, with generational wealth being out of reach for many.
Read up on our work pushing for data-backed, inclusive policies & building #Justice with communities🤝: https://bit.ly/3YuKaS3
Read up on our work pushing for data-backed, inclusive policies & building #Justice with communities🤝: https://bit.ly/3YuKaS3
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Across the South, discriminatory systems keep communities in cycles of poverty, with generational wealth being out of reach for many.
Read up on our work pushing for data-backed, inclusive policies & building #Justice with communities🤝: https://bit.ly/3YuKaS3
Read up on our work pushing for data-backed, inclusive policies & building #Justice with communities🤝: https://bit.ly/3YuKaS3
Many voters today feel disengaged from politics, but apathy is not an option. 💪
Building an inclusive, multiracial democracy requires active participation from energized and diverse coalitions that believe in the power of collective action. 🗳️
Building an inclusive, multiracial democracy requires active participation from energized and diverse coalitions that believe in the power of collective action. 🗳️
December 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Many voters today feel disengaged from politics, but apathy is not an option. 💪
Building an inclusive, multiracial democracy requires active participation from energized and diverse coalitions that believe in the power of collective action. 🗳️
Building an inclusive, multiracial democracy requires active participation from energized and diverse coalitions that believe in the power of collective action. 🗳️
The SPLC's report "Stepping Into the Gap" makes the case for Medicaid expansion in the Deep South as a pressing matter of racial and disability justice, centering on the voices of people directly impacted by health care inequities in the region.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/44vmJva
Read it here: https://bit.ly/44vmJva
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The SPLC's report "Stepping Into the Gap" makes the case for Medicaid expansion in the Deep South as a pressing matter of racial and disability justice, centering on the voices of people directly impacted by health care inequities in the region.
Read it here: https://bit.ly/44vmJva
Read it here: https://bit.ly/44vmJva
President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act gutted $187 billion in federal funding for SNAP through 2034, putting millions of people at risk of food insecurity. The effects of this bill on food assistance in Florida are even more grim. Read the latest from Hopewatch: https://bit.ly/3L3oN6Y
December 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act gutted $187 billion in federal funding for SNAP through 2034, putting millions of people at risk of food insecurity. The effects of this bill on food assistance in Florida are even more grim. Read the latest from Hopewatch: https://bit.ly/3L3oN6Y
Florida has one of the country’s largest prison populations, with the Florida Department of Corrections incarcerating more than 89,000 individuals.
December 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Florida has one of the country’s largest prison populations, with the Florida Department of Corrections incarcerating more than 89,000 individuals.
“The Quilters” shines a light on the men incarcerated in #Missouri who sew quilts for foster children, showing #RestorativeJustice at work.
Read our spotlight on the SPLC's showing and community discussion of the film earlier this month: https://bit.ly/4qhovrZ
Read our spotlight on the SPLC's showing and community discussion of the film earlier this month: https://bit.ly/4qhovrZ
December 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“The Quilters” shines a light on the men incarcerated in #Missouri who sew quilts for foster children, showing #RestorativeJustice at work.
Read our spotlight on the SPLC's showing and community discussion of the film earlier this month: https://bit.ly/4qhovrZ
Read our spotlight on the SPLC's showing and community discussion of the film earlier this month: https://bit.ly/4qhovrZ
Even during a natural disaster, the right to vote must be protected. Now is the time to take action to protect our voters and our elections.
Read our “Under the Radar” report here: https://bit.ly/47Lzouy
Read our “Under the Radar” report here: https://bit.ly/47Lzouy
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Even during a natural disaster, the right to vote must be protected. Now is the time to take action to protect our voters and our elections.
Read our “Under the Radar” report here: https://bit.ly/47Lzouy
Read our “Under the Radar” report here: https://bit.ly/47Lzouy
#OTD we remember Rev. George Lee of Belzoni, Mississippi. He organized voter registration through the NAACP, faced retaliation against the Black community, and was murdered for refusing to stop. #TheMarchContinues
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#OTD we remember Rev. George Lee of Belzoni, Mississippi. He organized voter registration through the NAACP, faced retaliation against the Black community, and was murdered for refusing to stop. #TheMarchContinues
#OTD in 1956, 16 sticks of dynamite exploded under Fred Shuttlesworth’s home in Birmingham, Alabama. He and his family survived. A police officer warned him to leave town, but he refused and led protests the next day.
#TheMarchContinues
#TheMarchContinues
December 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#OTD in 1956, 16 sticks of dynamite exploded under Fred Shuttlesworth’s home in Birmingham, Alabama. He and his family survived. A police officer warned him to leave town, but he refused and led protests the next day.
#TheMarchContinues
#TheMarchContinues
Use this holiday season to catch up on #ApathyIsNotAnOption ✨: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U
From the powerful insights of author Clint Smith to a call to action from #CivilRights legend Dolores Huerta, we’re wrapping up 2025 with a look back at some of our favorite moments.
From the powerful insights of author Clint Smith to a call to action from #CivilRights legend Dolores Huerta, we’re wrapping up 2025 with a look back at some of our favorite moments.
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Use this holiday season to catch up on #ApathyIsNotAnOption ✨: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U
From the powerful insights of author Clint Smith to a call to action from #CivilRights legend Dolores Huerta, we’re wrapping up 2025 with a look back at some of our favorite moments.
From the powerful insights of author Clint Smith to a call to action from #CivilRights legend Dolores Huerta, we’re wrapping up 2025 with a look back at some of our favorite moments.
From helping develop changemakers to advocating for #MedicaidExpansion, the SPLC was hard at work in 2025.
And it was possible thanks to supporters like you ❤️.
And it was possible thanks to supporters like you ❤️.
December 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
From helping develop changemakers to advocating for #MedicaidExpansion, the SPLC was hard at work in 2025.
And it was possible thanks to supporters like you ❤️.
And it was possible thanks to supporters like you ❤️.
📢The Confederacy and its history are rooted in hate — not heritage — and do not tell our entire shared story! Revisit the SPLC's #WhoseHeritage report here: https://bit.ly/3qe3f8T
December 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢The Confederacy and its history are rooted in hate — not heritage — and do not tell our entire shared story! Revisit the SPLC's #WhoseHeritage report here: https://bit.ly/3qe3f8T
Today, the SPLC, the ACLU National Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Georgia filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Common Cause and its Georgia executive director in U.S. v. Raffensperger to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Georgia voters’ personal data. https://bit.ly/3L60ntw
December 23, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Today, the SPLC, the ACLU National Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Georgia filed a motion to intervene on behalf of Common Cause and its Georgia executive director in U.S. v. Raffensperger to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Georgia voters’ personal data. https://bit.ly/3L60ntw