No one knows the extent of the problem nationally. In 2018, the SPLC’s Learning for Justice project, then Teaching Tolerance, collected hundreds of news reports detailing hate in schools directed toward individuals or
Marilyn Elias, a Los Angeles journalist, is a frequent contributor to publications of the Southern Poverty Law Center. Her work has been honored with awards from the American Psychological Assn., the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Council on Contemporary Families and Mental Health America.
In his article, physician and journalist Lawrence K. Altman describes the early cases of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the uncertainty that surrounded the infectious disease at its naming.