Southern Solidarity Wins
Southern Coalition for Social Justice is fighting alongside Black, Brown and low-income people for healthy environments, a fair justice system, and the fearless defense of voting rights.
Latest Updates
Racial Disparities in NC Schools Are Widening, New SCSJ Report Cards Show
DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 7, 2026) — With the school year well underway, Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s (SCSJ) 2024–25 Racial Equity Report Cards (RERCs) show that racial disparities in the […]
Our Work
We are committed to protecting and advancing social justice in the South through legal advocacy, research, and communications.
Focus Areas
Justice System Reform
Voting Rights
Environmental Justice
Recent News
Voting Rights
Let’s Center People – Not Parties – When We Talk about Voting Rights
Justice System Reform
North Carolinians Expand Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Immigration Stops and Warrantless Arrests
Environmental Justice
Stokes County Commissioners Approve Hyperscale Data Center Development
Voting Rights
Voting Rights Groups Release 2024 Midterm Election Protection Report, Detailing NC Voting Trends
Our Cases
We go to court across the South, covering Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
Justice System Reform
USA v. Savanna Batten
SCSJ and TCRP are representing Savanna Batten on appeal, who was sentenced to 50 years in federal prison after exercising her First Amendment right to protest.
Justice System Reform
Reisini & Roos v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security et al.
A federal damages claim was submitted on behalf of Tatyana Reisini and Kristen Roos, who were followed, boxed in by federal agents, threatened at gunpoint, and arrested.
Justice System Reform
Aceituno v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security et al.
A federal damages claim was submitted on behalf of Willy Wender Aceituno, a U.S. citizen whose car window was shattered by immigration agents.
The South got something to say.
We go wherever the fight takes us to make sure Black, Brown, and low-income people across the South are heard in the halls of power.
