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  Chris Kromm · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 9:12 PM

We can do this

Dear Friend: I won't sugarcoat it: Our democracy is under attack. Laws restricting the vote and our right to protest are sweeping the South. Misinformation floods our TV, radio, and social media. Our democracy is in critical condition …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
December 3, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Bracing for a post-Roe South

Dec. 3, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Bracing for a post-Roe South Institute News - Thank you for supporting fearless journalism in the South! Institute Index - Build Back Better would transform rural electric systems …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
November 19, 2021 at 6:54 PM

An opening for change at the Postal Service

Nov. 19, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Census undercounts hurt South's Medicaid funding Institute News - Support Facing South for Giving Tuesday 2021! Institute Index - An opening for change at the U.S. Postal Service …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
October 29, 2021 at 7:11 PM

Southern legislatures defy education equity mandates

Oct. 29, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report -  Southern legislatures defy education equity mandates Institute Index - The slow move toward 'forever chemical' regulation SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
October 15, 2021 at 6:12 PM

Voter fraud lies face a libel test

Oct. 15, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report -  Voter fraud lies face a libel test in North Carolina Institute Index - Gerrymandering communities of color in the South SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
October 1, 2021 at 6:22 PM

The Senate fight brewing over the Freedom to Vote Act

Oct. 1, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - The Senate fight brewing over the Freedom to Vote Act Institute News - Julian Bond Fellowship application deadline extended Institute Index - A tax policy solution to the South's child…
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
September 17, 2021 at 5:57 PM

Ending the South's harsh felony disenfranchisement laws

Sept. 17, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Ending the South's harsh felony disenfranchisement laws Institute News - Julian Bond Fellowship application deadline is near! Institute Index - How Entergy thwarted energy resilience…
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
September 3, 2021 at 6:46 PM

Bracing for fallout from the Texas abortion ban

Sept. 3, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Bracing for fallout from the Texas abortion ban Institute News - Apply now for the Julian Bond Fellowship! Institute Index - Remembering the Battle of Blair Mountain at 100 …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
August 20, 2021 at 6:37 PM

Redistricting a more racially diverse South

Aug. 20, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Redistricting a more racially diverse South Institute News - Now taking applications for the Julian Bond Fellowship Institute Index - Southern utilities fiddle with weak cuts as Earth …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
July 23, 2021 at 6:38 PM

How Virginia passed its own Voting Rights Act

July 23, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report -  How Virginia passed its own voting rights act Institute Index - The money behind disinfo attacks on NC voting machines SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
July 16, 2021 at 6:42 PM

Art Pope's money v. Nikole Hannah-Jones

July 16, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report -  Art Pope's money v. Nikole Hannah-Jones Institute Index - HBCUs use federal stimulus funds to ease student debt SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
July 2, 2021 at 5:26 PM

A look at the first official act of reparations in Georgia

July 2, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report -  A look at the first official act of reparations in Georgia Institute Index - States struggled with federal pandemic unemployment aid SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS…
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
June 18, 2021 at 5:48 PM

The South's prison violence demands a national reckoning

June 18, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - The South's prison violence demands a national reckoning Institute News - A pro-democracy 'blueprint' for North Carolina Institute Index - Re-diversifying the South's appellate courts …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
June 4, 2021 at 6:12 PM

The persistent exploitation of the South's poultry industry

June 4, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report -  The persistent exploitation of the South's poultry industry Institute Index - Debt relief is on the way for Black farmers SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
May 21, 2021 at 5:28 PM

The shift from voter suppression to election interference

May 21, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report -  GOP shifts from voter suppression to election interference Institute Index - 'Donor privacy' bills would make politics less transparent SOUTHERN NEWS & TRE…
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
May 7, 2021 at 5:29 PM

Census results show the South's growing political power

May 7, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Census results show the South's growing political power Institute Index - Democrat from Virginia blocking key pro-union bill SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
April 23, 2021 at 5:23 PM

Southern states once again at high risk of gerrymandering

April 23, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Southern states once again at high risk of gerrymandering Institute Index - Duke Energy funding NC voting restriction backers SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue at Facing South · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 5:57 PM

Meet the South's next wave of voter mobilization groups

April 9, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Meet the South's next wave of voter mobilization groups Institute Index - Corporations' political money disconnect on trans rights SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 6:12 PM

Confronting the anti-civil rights filibuster

March 26, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Confronting the anti-civil rights filibuster Institute Index - Southern lawmakers seek new ways to criminalize protest SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 6:42 PM

Undoing Southern anti-union laws rooted in racism

March 12, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Undoing Southern anti-union laws rooted in racism Institute News - Deadline extended for summer internships Institute Index - Challenging Duke Energy's polluting 15-year plan …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 6:45 PM

Addressing Black maternal mortality in the South

Feb. 26, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Addressing Black maternal mortality in the South Institute News - Looking for summer interns! Institute Index - What a $15 minimum wage would mean for the South …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 7:25 PM

Extreme partisan gerrymandering elected Marjorie Taylor Greene

Feb. 12, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Extreme gerrymandering elected Marjorie Taylor Greene Institute News - Looking for summer interns! Institute Index - Flood of anti-abortion bills hits Southern legislatures …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 7:22 PM

A new era for organizing the South

Jan. 29, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - A new day for labor in the South? Institute News - Looking for summer interns! Institute Index - Disaster-stricken South looks to Biden for climate justice S…
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
January 15, 2021 at 7:49 PM

The money behind the elected seditionists

Jan. 15, 2021 Southern News & Trends Special Report - How rural Black organizers helped Dems win the Senate Institute Index - Who's funding the Senate's Sedition Caucus? SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Chris Kromm · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 7:53 PM

We're almost there ...

Dear Friend: 2021 is almost here — bringing new hope and possibilities for change. And thanks to you, we've almost reached our New Year's fundraising goal — and receiving a $12,500 match! Make a donation by midnight tonight to support f…
  Chris Kromm · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 11:01 PM

Up for the challenge?

Dear Friend: Are you ready for change in 2021? This year made one thing clear: The South cannot be ignored. What happens in Georgia and other Southern states ripples across the country — and can change history. Today, you can join a grow…
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
December 18, 2020 at 8:05 PM

Deep canvassing effort in Georgia aims to flip the U.S. Senate

Dec. 18, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Deep canvassing effort in Georgia aims to flip the U.S. Senate Institute News - Make a holiday gift to Facing South! Institute Index - What Georgia's Senate runoffs mean for U.S. clima…
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
December 4, 2020 at 7:46 PM

Tracking the continuing election fallout in Georgia

Dec. 4, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Tracking the continuing election fallout in Georgia Institute News - Institute welcomes new Julian Bond Fellow Institute Index - The conservative powerbroker suing over fraud claims flo…
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
November 20, 2020 at 7:41 PM

GOP locks in power over redistricting in Southern states

Nov. 20, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - GOP locks in redistricting power in Southern states Institute Index - Virginia senator's law firm promotes GOP voter fraud lies SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
November 6, 2020 at 7:30 PM

How organizers are turning Georgia blue

Nov. 6, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Georgia keeps Democratic Senate hopes alive Institute Index - 2020 ballot measure outcomes shape a more just South SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
October 30, 2020 at 5:25 PM

Low-wage Southern workers build 'a movement that votes'

Oct. 30, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - South's low-wage workers build 'a movement that votes' Institute News - Help us watchdog the 2020 elections! Institute Index - The unprecedented effort to safeguard the vote …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
October 23, 2020 at 5:41 PM

The corporate interests backing Trump's Supreme Court pick

Oct. 23, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Early voting in the South shows excitement, challenges Institute News - Defend democracy in the South! Institute Index - The corporate interests backing Trump's SCOTUS pick …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
October 9, 2020 at 5:05 PM

Confronting the GOP's poll watcher threats

Oct. 9, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Massacre victims' descendants seek restorative justice Institute Index - Confronting the GOP's poll watcher threats SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 5:28 PM

Black Southerners chart a new path to the Senate

Sept. 25, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Black Southerners chart a new path to the U.S. Senate Institute Index - Voter registration deadlines loom in Southern states SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
September 11, 2020 at 6:09 PM

Southern Black women make history in the 2020 election

Sept. 11, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Southern Black women make history in the 2020 election Institute Index - Southern high courts kick reforms off the ballot SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 4:50 PM

Election Day could mean big changes for Southern high courts

Aug. 28, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Election could mean big changes for South's high courts Institute Index - Saving the U.S. Postal Service is a civil rights issue SOUTHERN NEWS & TRENDS …
  Sue Sturgis · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 5:12 PM

Southern states take steps to encourage voting by mail

Aug. 14, 2020 Southern News & Trends Special Report - Southern states ease mail-in ballot restrictions Institute News - Deadline nears for Julian Bond Fellowship! Institute Index - Meet the Trump megadonor behind postal delays …