Civil rights activist and political servant Julian Bond, died Saturday in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, after a brief illness. Bond served as the Southern Poverty Law Center’s president from 1971 to 1979, and later as a member of its board of directors. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Horowitz, a former SPLC staff attorney, […]
At least five African-American churches were damaged or destroyed in fires in the past week. The Southern Poverty Law Center reports that three of the five – in Tennessee, Georgia and North Carolina – have been declared arson. Also see: Police: Arsonist Set Fire To Black Church In East Charlotte Two other fires in South Carolina and Ohio […]
