Alabama hate crimes symposium

The Alabama based Southern Poverty Law Center is out with its annual study known as the Year in Hate and Extremism report. The number of white nationalist, hate and anti-government groups around the U.S. dropped slightly in 2024, not because of any shrinking influence but rather the opposite.

The U.S. attorney's office in Birmingham is sponsoring a daylong meeting on civil rights and hate crimes. The symposium being held Thursday will focus on…