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Voters, Pro-Democracy Groups Seek to Stop Retaliatory Redistricting Targeting NC Black Belt

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Statement: North Carolina Needs Real Safety Solutions, Not Harsher Punishment

DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 23, 2025) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice is committed to advancing justice and building safe, thriving communities. We reject the outdated view that criminal justice is a zero-sum game that pits safety versus justice against one another. Moreover, history — and countless studies, data, and lived experiences — tells us reactive…

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Charges Dropped Against NCCU Students from Housing Protest

DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 23, 2025) — Criminal charges against three people who were arrested during an April campus protest over North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU) poor housing conditions were dismissed Monday in Durham County District Court. The State voluntarily dismissed the charges against two students and one professor after a district court judge denied their…

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