When redistricting occurs, it has a significant impact on communities ‼️ The SPLC was honored to join partners in #CobbCounty, #Georgia, to discuss Finn v. Cobb BOE: School Board Redistricting. 📸 1: Karen Finn, Plaintiff 📸 2: Poy Winichakul, SPLC

📢 Know your rights within Alabama’s public school systems! Join the SPLC Alabama state office for a town hall to learn about the rights students and families have within Alabama’s public school systems. 📚⚖️ RSVP here: https://bit.ly/4c5lYNi

🚨When hateful leaflets litter your community, there are ways you can help bring attention to the issue and support communities or individuals being targeted. The SPLC has outlined six steps you can take to help #StopHate when you see harmful hate group flyers in your area 📲: https://bit.ly/4kX7y4B

They braved violence and kept marching. #OTD in 1965, after 54 miles and three attempts, Selma marchers led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. reached the Alabama Capitol. Their persistence helped lead to the Voting Rights Act. #TheMarchContinues

Born #OTD in 1939, Toni Cade Bambara used storytelling as activism. A pivotal figure in the Black Arts Movement & Black feminism, she co-founded the Southern Collective of African American Writers to uplift Black voices. Her impact lives on. #TheMarchContinues

The SPLC filed a complaint against the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety for violating the Mississippi Public Records Act by failing to release records about inmate deaths. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4sy6p6J

📣 RSVP to join the SPLC and @fairvote.bsky.social for an April 22 virtual webinar 💻: https://bit.ly/4uLKdHL This event is part of the SPLC's Redistricting Advocacy and Community Engagement Program and focuses on how alternative election systems can increase democratic representation.

🎧 Listen to the latest #ApathyIsNotAnOption episode spotlighting the power of women changemakers with Karen Baynes-Dunning, the first Black woman to serve as the SPLC's board chair: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U #WomensHistoryMonth and beyond, honor women leading change 🌟.

#Diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) aim to address inequities & create spaces where people of all backgrounds can thrive. Read "The Perversion of Woke," which examines how the current assault on #DEI is part of an older effort to stifle movements for #equity and inclusion 📲: https://bit.ly/4usMRC8

Dorothy Height was “the godmother of the Civil Rights Movement” — a leader, a strategist and an advocate. Yet, like so many Black women, her contributions were often overlooked. #OTD, we make sure her name is remembered. #TheMarchContinues

Mississippi passed the SHIELD Act, and it’s putting barriers between people and the ballot. There is no widespread voter fraud. Still, lawmakers moved forward. Now voters may have to pay for documents, travel hours or risk being wrongly flagged and removed from voter rolls.

📣 #CobbCounty: Join the SPLC, @lwvmariettacobb.bsky.social, @acluofga.bsky.social & @scsjofficial.bsky.social TODAY! 📲 RSVP for this town hall on the 2026 elections and the Finn v. Cobb County case: https://bit.ly/3OIiIhK

With the @legaldefensefund.bsky.social and ACLU of #Alabama, the SPLC is helping University of Alabama students file suit to challenge the suspension of two campus magazines and restore the magazines’ funding and operations. Read our press release 🔗: https://bit.ly/4bsqEwx

📢 Our call is clear: Public funds belong in public schools! And we must ensure that all children can thrive in the classroom. In the past decade, private school voucher spending across the U.S. has exploded — without regard for the detrimental effects on students, families and communities.

🚨The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a case that could determine whether mail ballots that arrive after #ElectionDay — but are sent on time — can be counted. Eligible voters who depend on #MailInVoting are at risk of losing their voice. Every vote cast on time must be counted. https://bit.ly/4bX6QBz

The freedom to vote is the most sacred right we have, yet it is under constant attack. The SPLC is organizing to build the political power of Black and Brown people throughout the Deep South. We will ensure every voice is heard and every ballot counted. 💪 🗳️

Johnnie Mae Chappell was killed while walking along a roadside by white men who set out looking for a Black person to shoot. Her story must never be forgotten. Learn more: https://bit.ly/373KWOj #TheMarchContinues

The #GoodTrouble quilts celebrate the life and legacy of Congressman John Lewis ❤️. In or near #Montgomery, #Alabama? Stop by the "Good Trouble" exhibit at the SPLC's #CivilRights Memorial Center until April 13.

🎙️Unwind with the latest #ApathyIsNotAnOption episode: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U Featuring Bernice King, CEO of The King Center and daughter of Coretta Scott King and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., we discuss advancing their vision of nonviolence, justice and social change ❤️.

📣 Want to inspire change in Mississippi? The SPLC's Advocacy Institute in Mississippi is an annual nine-week program designed to help provide practical, hands-on advocacy experience and training. 💪 Apply today: https://bit.ly/4awIhtt

📣 #CobbCounty: Join the SPLC, @lwvmariettacobb.bsky.social, @acluofga.bsky.social & @scsjofficial.bsky.social on March 24! 📲 RSVP and join the discussion on the 2026 elections and the Finn v. Cobb Board of Elections school board map racial gerrymandering case: https://bit.ly/3OIiIhK

#OTD in 1965, the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, began. Activists marched for voting rights despite violence and suppression, helping lead to the Voting Rights Act. The fight for equal access to the ballot continues. #TheMarchContinues

Modern efforts like #Florida’s Stop W.O.K.E. Act echo past strategies of exclusion. The #PerversionOfWoke report examines a new classroom challenge from a law prohibiting instruction that could cause “guilt” or “psychological distress” based on race or gender 🔗: https://bit.ly/4usMRC8

Under the guise of strengthening elections, the SAVE Act would make voting harder for millions of Americans. The SAVE Act especially burdens: ➡️ Voters of color ➡️ Low-income communities ➡️ Women ➡️ Disabled and elderly voters ➡️ Rural Americans Take action: https://bit.ly/4ruA5QP

Join us for a free, in-person training designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to strengthen democracy locally. 💪 🌟Register here: https://www.splcenter.org/conecuh-training/

"I am optimistic that if we pour into Black girls — if we give them the tools they need to take action, and shift power ... we can truly transform our country," writes Kalisha Dessources Figures in the latest #Hopewatch: https://bit.ly/3NFyvxs

The SPLC pushes for data-backed, inclusive policies that expand #EconomicOpportunities & break the discriminatory barriers that are keeping communities in the Deep South in cycles of poverty. Read up on our work challenging poverty & building #Justice alongside communities: https://bit.ly/3YuKaS3

The SPLC #Alabama state office is hosting a town hall for middle and high school students and their parents or guardians to share information about the rights students and families have within Alabama’s public school systems. #KnowYourRights Register here: https://bit.ly/3Pc1MR5

📣 Our uniqueness is integral to the U.S.'s future! Inclusive education promotes affirming and safe learning spaces 👩🏾‍🤝‍👨🏻, considers the representation of diverse identities and creates equitable opportunities for all kids to thrive 🤝. #InclusiveEducation benefits all children ❤️.

Following a New York Times investigation detailing allegations that Cesar Chavez abused multiple individuals over a number of years, the SPLC issued the following statement: https://bit.ly/4bRLkOt We stand with the survivors and commend their courage in speaking out and sharing their experiences.

Carrying her parents' legacy of advocating for long-lasting nonviolence, justice and social change, Bernice King is living women's history ❤️. Take a listen back to the #ApathyIsNotAnOption episode with the daughter of Coretta Scott King and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U

📣 BIG NEWS: The SPLC's 2026 #VoteYourVoice grants are LIVE! We're offering THREE funding opportunities to boost #voterparticipation and #fairrepresentation across #Alabama, #Florida, #Georgia, #Louisiana & #Mississippi. ✊🏾🗳️ Learn more about the grants and how to apply: https://bit.ly/4lAIL6N

The information for our #IntelligenceProject's map of U.S. hate group flyering was compiled using a combination of social media platforms, news articles and tips. Have you seen any disturbing flyers or other hate activity? 📲 Submit a tip and review our map of incidents: https://bit.ly/3H0jMK6

#OTD we honor the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, civil rights leader and Southern Christian Leadership Conference co-founder. Despite facing bombings and violent attacks, he never backed down in the fight for equal rights. #TheMarchContinues

🔔TODAY: RSVP to join the SPLC & the Power Coalition for the Community Power Day at the #Louisiana state Capitol 🔗: https://bit.ly/4dgQ5lS This is our chance to strengthen relationships, elevate communities & help shape policy conversations that protect and expand #VotingRights 🤝.

#OTD Unita Blackwell was born. A Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee organizer who led voter registration drives in Mississippi, she became the first Black woman mayor in the state in 1976. #TheMarchContinues

📣 #CobbCounty: Join the SPLC, @lwvmariettacobb.bsky.social, @acluofga.bsky.social & @scsjofficial.bsky.social on March 24! 📲 RSVP for this town hall on the 2026 elections and the Finn v. Cobb County case: https://bit.ly/3OIiIhK

⚠️The SPLC is urging the Senate to reject the SAVE America Act, sweeping anti-voter legislation that would strip millions of Americans of their right to vote. ☎️ Contact your senators and urge them to vote no TODAY. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3NLWviB

The current effects of anti-DEI efforts harm historically marginalized groups and degrade institutional capacity to address bias, harassment & inequities. Our #IntelligenceProject report examines the internal institutional disruption & worsening educational disparities 🔗: https://bit.ly/4usMRC8

As the daughter of #CivilRights icons, Bernice King has continued the King family's vision of nonviolence, justice and lasting social change, reminding us that legacy isn’t just inherited — it’s lived. ✨ Listen to the latest #ApathyIsNotAnOption episode with King today 🎧: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U

🚨Check out #IntelligenceProject's new network map revealing the internal structure of the white nationalist group Patriot Front 🔗: https://bit.ly/4sjuFtc This map details the group’s structure in the fall of 2021, a time when its leaders were coordinating a racist & bigoted campaign of vandalism.

#OTD in 1930, Alice Cardona was born. An advocate for women’s and Latinx rights, she pushed for bilingual education and political representation and worked with the National Latina Caucus. #TheMarchContinues

Last week, students from Atlanta participated in the John Lewis Student Civil Rights Pilgrimage to key civil rights sites across Alabama, including the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Civil Rights Memorial Center. #GoodTrouble

📣The SPLC #LearningForJustice team's Learning Center teaches ways to strengthen democracy and build a more just society: https://bit.ly/4rSLoDv A few of the included resources: 📚 Learn From the #CivilRights Movement 📚 Youth Learning for Justice 📚 Civics for #Democracy.

In the last few years, Georgia's government has been changing the state's election laws at a breakneck speed, creating instability for the local officials who have to actually run elections. Read the SPLC's latest research: https://bit.ly/40zbxv4

#OTD in 1827, Freedom’s Journal became the first Black-owned and operated newspaper in the U.S. Founded by John Russwurm and Samuel Cornish, it reported news and challenged slavery and racial injustice. #TheMarchContinues

A single line does not define poverty; it is a complex phenomenon shaped by systemic factors. Current systemic structures keep people in poverty. To address them, we need better policies and solutions, such as higher minimum wages, affordable housing and access to health care and education.

#OTD in 1933, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was born. Her legal work challenging gender discrimination helped expand constitutional protections for women and shape modern equality law. #TheMarchContinues

#OTD we celebrate Kate Bornstein, a transgender trailblazer who challenges traditional ideas about gender and identity. “All roads in life lead nowhere. So you might as well choose the road that has the most heart and is the most fun.” #TheMarchContinues

Fair district maps are a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. The SPLC and its community partners are supporting a proposal to strengthen Prince George’s County’s redistricting system and protect communities from political manipulation of district lines. Learn more: https://bit.ly/40txImd