ATLANTA – The Southern Poverty Law Center (ÈËÊÞÐÔ½») closed today on a 2.5-acre parcel at 871 Wheeler St. in Atlanta’s Westside English Avenue neighborhood that will be the future home of the ÈËÊÞÐÔ½»â€™s Atlanta office. The Montgomery,...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (ÈËÊÞÐÔ½») announced that Karen Baynes-Dunning was elected by the ÈËÊÞÐÔ½» Board of Directors as chair of the board. Baynes-Dunning, who first joined the board in October 2017,...
ATLANTA — Today, the Southern Poverty Law Center (ÈËÊÞÐÔ½») and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (Foundation) announce 68 organizations selected to receive grants through the Vote Your Voice initiative. These grants,...
ATLANTA — Leonard Cure, a 53-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a police officer in Camden County, Ga. on Monday. In 2020, Mr. Cure was exonerated after being incarcerated for nearly two decades in Florida. “Our hearts...