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Environmental Justice

SCSJ Presents Environmental Tools at Sampson County Science Fair

CLINTON, N.C. (April 29, 2024) — Sampson County became a nexus for environmental activism and empowerment as researchers and advocates gathered to present their findings…

Voting Rights

Civil rights groups file lawsuit against youth voting restrictions 

DURHAM, N.C. (Oct. 17, 2023) — Senate Bill 747 (SB 747) is an unconstitutional burden on the fundamental right to vote for young North Carolinians,…

Voting Rights

TRIAL RECAP: Advocates, Experts Testify to Inconsistent Florida Redistricting Process 

TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA (Oct. 9, 2023) – As Common Cause et al. v. Byrd reached its conclusion this week, experts and advocates conveyed a singular message:…

Justice System Reform

SCSJ Mourns Loss of Tireless Durham Justice Innovator

DURHAM — Southern Coalition for Social Justice is sharing in our Durham community’s sadness as we remember Chukwuemeka “Chuck” Ajiri Manning Sr., a tireless justice…

Communications

SCSJ Calls for End of Voting Law That Criminalizes Mistakes by Individuals with Felony Convictions

DURHAM — A group of pro-democracy plaintiffs have asked a federal court in the Middle
District of North Carolina to block a longstanding racist law…

Voting Rights

Galveston District Court Rejects Motion to Dismiss Racial Gerrymandering Case  

GALVESTON COUNTY, TEXAS – In a major win last week, a federal court in Texas refused to ignore Galveston County residents who said they were…

Communications

Honoring Maurice Holland, Sr.

Southern Coalition For Social Justice extends its deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Maurice Holland Sr. His foundational support for this organization…

Communications

Statement on Mass Shootings in Uvalde & Buffalo

Trigger warning: This statement speaks about a mass tragedy and gun violence. If you or someone you know is a survivor of a mass tragedy…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Responds to Temporary Stay in North Carolina Candidate Filing

DURHAM, N.C. (Dec. 6, 2021) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) responded Monday to an N.C. Court of Appeals order halting 2022 candidate filing…

Voting Rights

NC REPORT: Process to Fix Mail-in Ballots Saved Tens of Thousands of Votes in 2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 29, 2021
Media Contacts:
Sailor Jones, 919-260-5906, sailor@scsj.org
Gino Nuzzolillo, 402-415-4763, gino@scsj.org DURHAM, N.C. (July 29, 2021) — North Carolina’s 2020…

Justice System Reform

OP-ED: Arrested for voting? Hervis Rogers and the case against disappearing our voters.

Read SCSJ’s Equal Justice Works Fellow Mitchell Brown’s Houston Chronicle op-ed HERE. Last week, when Attorney General Ken Paxton arrested Hervis Rogers for allegedly casting an…

Voting Rights

SCSJ Amicus Brief in Brnovich v. DNC

In January 2021, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice filed a “friend of the court” brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in…