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Federal Judges Allow Latest Congressional Map to Stand Despite Harms to Black Voters

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Nov. 26, 2025) — A panel of federal judges will not block the North Carolina General Assembly’s latest congressional map, which changes Congressional Districts 1 and 3 and disproportionately impacts Black voters, according to an opinion released Wednesday.  In October, lawmakers took the unprecedented step of redrawing the two congressional districts to influence…

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Pitt County Judge Rules Against Greenville Residents, Allows Gas Station to be Built

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Nov. 21, 2025) — A Pitt County Superior Court judge has cleared the way for a gas station to be built in the backyard of the Brookhaven community, represented by Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), and next to a middle school in Greenville.  Resident Superior Court Judge Jeffery B. Foster released his decision…

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Learn about James Richardson's wrongful incarceration.

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New resource on extreme heat in Durham!

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Watch Brookhaven: Community Resilience Against Environmental Threat.

Brookhaven Residents stand with signs protesting RaceTrac gas station from being built near their community.
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New episodes of Southern Gumption out now!

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Did you know North Carolina has 1.5 million "missing" voters?

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