EPU works with leaders and communities across the American South, equipping them with tools, programs, and support to bridge divides and foster connections across differences.

Progress With Purpose

A summary of our work in 2024 in building a South where fairness, opportunity, and a shared sense of belonging are a reality for us all.

Small Moments of Change

In partnership with The Bitter Southerner, EPU is turning up the volume on the work being done by local leaders addressing inequity and injustice across the South.

Join the Unum Fellows

Applications for Cohort VI of the Unum Fellows open now!

"When historians look back, they will remember how we, in this moment, in this time, came together to do what was hard for the sake of doing what was right, and gave light and freedom, goodness and life, to those generations we do not yet know."

– Mitch Landrieu, Founder of E Pluribus Unum, Former Mayor of New Orleans, LA