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COVID and Racial Injustice
Brianna Marquinez, SCSJ Volunteer and NC State University student, shares a blog post on racial disparities and inequities with the COVID vaccine distribution.
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As Urged by SCSJ, North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement Directs AG’s Office to Move to Quash Overbroad ICE Subpoenas
RALEIGH, N.C. – Today, the North Carolina State Board of Elections and Ethics Enforcement unanimously agreed to direct the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office to…
Criminal Justice
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Subpoenas Local Election Boards for Troves of Information in Apparent Fishing Expedition, Undermining 2018 Election Administration
RALEIGH, N.C.– Assistant U.S. Attorney Sebastian Kielmanovich recently issued subpoenas to Boards of Elections in all 44 counties in North Carolina’s Federal Eastern…
SCSJ files petition where local election certification is unlawfully overturned
WINTERVILLE, N.C. – Mr. Ricky Hines won a seat on the Winterville Town Council in November’s election. However, at the urging of the staff of…
Dr. Kareem Crayton Hired as Interim Director for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice
DURHAM, N.C. – The Board of Directors for the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) has hired Kareem Crayton, J.D., Ph.D. to serve as the…
SCSJ supports call to remove Confederate monuments, memorials, and flags at the courthouses in North Carolina
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice has signed onto a resolution drafted by the North Carolina Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal…
SCSJ joins call for more diversity within the Federal Reserve
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice is among the 32 community groups that sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen calling for greater…
Statement from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice on President Trump's Immigration Ban Executive Order
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice joins the individuals and organizations across the country and world condemning President Trump’s recent Executive Order, which imposes severe…
Welcoming the 'most vulnerable'
This editorial appeared in The Herald-Sun on Sunday, March 8, 2015.
More than 2,100 unaccompanied immigrant children have been placed with sponsors – often family…
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…
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…
50 Years After the Dream panel addresses UNC campus racism issues
A panel discussion held Thursday night focused on rejecting racist norms, especially within UNC’s community.
The Campus Y and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. hosted…