Statement: Southern Communities Unite Against Attempts to Undermine Black and Brown Political Power 

DURHAM, N.C. (May 14, 2026) —  Southern states have rushed to strip fair representation from communities of color in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s devastating decision late last month dismantling a major piece of the nation’s landmark Voting Rights Act.  State elected officials in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, and Tennessee have acted with breathtaking…

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SCSJ On the Criminalization of Poverty

DURHAM, N.C. (May 8, 2026) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) stands with our unsheltered neighbors across North Carolina who are experiencing violence at the hands of local and federal law enforcement through raids, removals, and displacement.   The aggressive policing tactics coupled with regressive laws, including Iryna’s Law (H307) in North Carolina, have resulted in the…

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