Communications

Selma march feels like 'hope and justice magnified'

Susan Burton of A New Way of Life in Los Angeles and Daryl Atkinson of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice finally got their turn…

School board supports migrant children issue

This story was written by Gregory Childress and was originally published in The Herald-Sun on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.
DURHAM-The school board has adopted a…

Public support increases for immigrant children in North Carolina

In keeping with its commitment to address issues of racial equity in education, SCSJ is continuing to work to help empower the immigrant community in…

Greensboro workshop focuses on cleaning up criminal records

This story was written by Amanda Lehmert and was originally published in the News & Record on Saturday, February 28, 2015.
GREENSBORO-On a bitter cold…

North Carolina State Court Allows Photo ID Challenge to Proceed to Trial

This afternoon, Wake County Superior Court Judge Michael Morgan ruled that a challenge to North Carolina’s photo ID requirement for voting will proceed to trial…

SCSJ's Daryl Atkinson discusses 'The New Jim Crow' on HuffPost Live

SCSJ Senior Attorney Daryl Atkinson appeared on HuffPost Live at 6:30 PM EST with Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and HufffPost Washington Bureau Chief Ryan Grim…

Ban the Box to increase tax revenue and reduce crime

Guest Commentary from by Tessie Castillo at QNotes ENGAGE: Write a letter to the editor For 1.6 million North Carolinians, the worst part of job…

SCSJ files a "friend of the court" brief with SCOTUS

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice yesterday filed an Amicus Curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the United States Supreme Court in the case…

Participate in the National Survey on Black Women's Labor Union Organizing and Leadership Experiences

National Survey on Black Women’s Labor Union Organizing and Leadership Experiences The Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) is conducting a national survey of black women…

Zero tolerance drug policies cannot alleviate poverty

This post is a response to Mayor William V. “Bill” Bell’s recent guest column, “First steps key in long journey to eliminate poverty.” 
Zero tolerance…

Stop Punishing People After They Have Been Released From Prison

Stop Punishing People After They Have Been Released From Prison January 30, 2015 by Jeremy Haile
This post first appeared on BillMoyers.com.
BillMoyers.com is proud…

Judge to take several weeks to rule on NC voter ID challenge

RALEIGH — A Wake County judge plans to take two to three weeks to decide whether a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter ID law should…