Dwayne Fatherree

With reductions in funding across the agricultural sector, small farms that rely on federal grants are especially at risk.

The effects of the DOGE chainsaw are already seen on the U.S. populace by slashing crucial safety nets while the enriching the wealthiest.

The events are part of the central Florida community’s efforts to include young people in the self-preservation efforts.

The morning of Sept. 30 in downtown Jackson, Mississippi, was beautiful. It was also uplifting as some three dozen “pilgrims” began the second annual Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour at the Mississippi State Capitol. The tour, organized through the efforts of Waikinya Clanton, director of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Mississippi state office and her […]

The fourth day of the 2025 Truth, Poverty and Democracy Tour heard concerns from health care workers and residents as federal funding cuts.

The danger to the Geechee residents is not only economic. In recent years, the fight to hold onto their birthright has heated up.

There were at one point 12 Gullah communities on Sapelo Island, with a half-dozen left after World War II. Now, only one remains.

The effort to reassess the Hogg Hummock property is the latest move that could force Gullah-Geechee descendants from Georgia island.

The pending Supreme Court decision threatens to gut section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and minority representation nationwide.

The SPLC campaign intends to reshape narratives about poverty by exposing misinformation and helping communities root out poverty's systemic causes.