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Beulaville Family Targeted in 2 Home Arsons Demand Justice
Since the end of January, two members of the Beulaville Judge family have had their homes intentionally set on fire, and now — in the…
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Durham Students Rebuke Expected Overturn of Roe v. Wade
Durham, N.C. (May 12, 2022) — Hundreds of North Carolina students walked out of class Thursday at Charles E. Jordan High School and rallied outside…
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SCSJ Releases New Report: Invest In Our Children, Invest In our Youth: Ending Youth Criminalization in North Carolina
Invest In Our Children, Invest In our Youth: Ending Youth Criminalization in North Carolina highlights the harms of, and alternatives to, vilifying and incarcerating our…
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Extend #SecondChanceMonth, Celebrate Reentry Heroes Investing in Community
This Second Chance Month, we celebrate reentry heroes who invest in community members returning home after incarceration.
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Duke Energy Provides $25,000 Grant For SCSJ’s 2022 Justice System Reform Work
DURHAM, N.C. (Dec. 21, 2021) — Duke Energy has awarded Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) with a $25,000 grant to expand the educational and…
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Duke Energy Provides $25,000 Grant for SCSJ’s 2022 Justice System Reform Work
DURHAM, N.C. (December 21, 2021) — Duke Energy has awarded Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) with a $25,000 grant to expand the educational and…
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SCSJ Will Release New Report in Early 2022 On Ending Youth Criminalization in North Carolina
In early 2022, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice will release Invest In Our Children, Invest In our Youth: Ending Youth Criminalization in North Carolina.…
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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…
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South Carolina Black Activist Coalition Demand Justice For 10-year-old Angel and All Black Students with Disabilities
“Under no circumstances is this acceptable that a disabled and mentally ill child is placed in handcuffs because they’re having a meltdown.”Angel’s Mom at a…
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Southern Coalition for Social Justice Responds to North Carolina Student Discipline Legislation
SCSJ: “This is a step in the wrong direction for a state where most people would rather walk toward equity.“
DURHAM, N.C. (May 10, 2021)…
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Southern Coalition for Social Justice Responds to Fast-Moving N.C. Anti-Protest Bills
SCSJ: “…these bills send a strong message that our legislature’s priority is not protecting the fundamental rights of North Carolinians.”
DURHAM, N.C. (5.6.2021) — North…
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Southern Coalition for Social Justice Reacts to Killing of Andrew Brown Jr., Joins Brown Family and Protestors in Calling for Release of Footage
SCSJ: “[We] demand justice for Andrew Brown Jr., accountability for the police violence that took his life, and transparency for his loved ones and others seeking…