Today is our last day with long-time community organizer, immigrants’ rights advocate, and social justice pioneer Rebecca Fontaine. We wish her all the best in…
Today’s news is full of stories about a Buncomb County NC elections official forced to resign after making racially inflammatory comments on The Daily Show.…
Reflections by Ann G. Atwater*
On Tuesday, October 1st, a standing room only crowd filled City Council chambers to address Durham’s Human Relations Commission. At…
Recently Slate writer David Weigel wrote a detailed article discussing the effects of racial gerrymandering on politics in North Carolina, one of the states where…
SCSJ congratulates voting rights client Montravias King, a senior at Elizabeth City State University, on being elected to city council in Elizabeth City, NC. Mr.…
In response to FADE’s ongoing efforts to bring to light troubling reports of racial disparities and bias in the Durham Police Department, Mayor Bell convened…
September 30, 2013
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent North Carolina from implementing voter suppression measures recently…