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New SCSJ Resource Exposes How U.S. Legal System Forcibly Separates Families, Undermining Public Safety

DURHAM, N.C. (May 7, 2025) — As headlines continue to spotlight the United States’ troubling deportation of young U.S. citizens and its ongoing family separation crisis, Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) has released a timely and urgent resource: “How the Law is Used to Break Apart Families and Undermine Public Safety.”  This new report reveals the deeply…

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New Hanover NAACP Challenges Companies’ Bid to Hide Cape Fear River Pollution

RALEIGH, N.C (April 29, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) filed a motion today on behalf of the NAACP New Hanover County Branch objecting to an attempt by Chemours and DuPont to hide potentially hundreds of documents showing their release of harmful substances into the Cape Fear River.  Chemours made the motion to…

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For decades, the Chemours Company's chemical plant has been dumping Gen-X and other harmful chemicals, known as PFAS, into the Cape Fear River.

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Lawsuit Against Central Piedmont Community College

POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY  |  ONGOING Case Summary Notice Filed 4/23/2025 Updated 04/25/2025 North Carolina residents are suing Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) and its Board of Trustees due to CPCC’s efforts to hide information about its development of a controversial public safety training facility. Two plaintiffs were also banned from CPCC’s campus after attending a public…

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NC Zoning Toolkit

This toolkit helps communities understand and navigate the zoning process, the potential for community harm, and options for progressive zoning policies.

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