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Tipoffs for Greensboro, North Carolina (Public Policy) Newsletter for Wednesday December 08, 2021 ( 2 items )  

NAACP Legal Defense Fund Sends Letter to Abbeville, Louisiana Council Regarding Redistricting
NEW YORK, Dec. 8 (TNSPol) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2021: LDF, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Vermilion NAACP Branch sent a letter to the Abbeville, Louisiana City Council regarding compliance with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and maps currently up for consideration by the Council. The letter urges the City Council to delay adopting a new redistricting plan until it has sought and considered public input. The curre  more

Southern HIV Impact Fund Awards $1.3M to 26 Organizations on the Frontline of HIV in Nine Southern States
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- AIDS United posted the following news release on Dec. 7, 2021: The Southern HIV Impact Fund announced more than $1.3 million in grants to 26 organizations across nine states in the United States South. This newest round includes organizations that support a wide range of services from reproductive justice and harm reduction to advocacy, policy work and education workshops. The Southern HIV Impact Fund is a first-of-its-kind collaborative of the nation's leading private an  more