Press Release

Wilcox County – Human Rights Commission held its First Field Day at the Community Garden on April19th and completed the planting of the garden on April 20th. The students from the agricultural program at the local High School were on hand, as well as community members and leaders. We are excited about the progress the HRC is making in Wilcox County. Thank you for your support and devotion to the community.

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Congratulations SRBWI on Joint UN Submissions on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Wilcox County – Human Rights Commission held its First Field Day at the Community Garden on April19th and completed the planting of the garden on April 20th. The students from the agricultural program at the local High School were on hand, as well as community members and leaders. We are excited about the progress the HRC is making in Wilcox County. Thank you for your support and devotion to the community.

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Wilcox County – Human Rights Commission held its First Field Day at the Community Garden on April19th and completed the planting of the garden on April 20th.

Wilcox County – Human Rights Commission held its First Field Day at the Community Garden on April19th and completed the planting of the garden on April 20th. The students from the agricultural program at the local High School were on hand, as well as community members and leaders. We are excited about the progress the HRC is making in Wilcox County. Thank you for your support and devotion to the community.

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SRBWI Board Member and Author Sophia Bracy Harris recounts segregation at Alabama High School

Atlanta – The United States federal and many state and local governments are not doing enough to end cervical cancer deaths, the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) and Human Rights Watch said in a report today issued during cervical cancer awareness month and focused on the state of Georgia. In 2021, an estimated 4,290 women in the United States died from cervical cancer, including disproportionately high numbers of Black women. Human Rights Watch first reported on the issue three years ago, with a focus on Alabama.

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Press Release

Atlanta – The United States federal and many state and local governments are not doing enough to end cervical cancer deaths, the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) and Human Rights Watch said in a report today issued during cervical cancer awareness month and focused on the state of Georgia. In 2021, an estimated 4,290 women in the United States died from cervical cancer, including disproportionately high numbers of Black women. Human Rights Watch first reported on the issue three years ago, with a focus on Alabama.

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In Case You Missed It (ICYMI) PBS Special: America ReFramed -Fannie Lou Hamer’s America

Atlanta – The United States federal and many state and local governments are not doing enough to end cervical cancer deaths, the Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative for Economic and Social Justice (SRBWI) and Human Rights Watch said in a report today issued during cervical cancer awareness month and focused on the state of Georgia. In 2021, an estimated 4,290 women in the United States died from cervical cancer, including disproportionately high numbers of Black women. Human Rights Watch first reported on the issue three years ago, with a focus on Alabama.

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