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Federal Court Denies Judgment in Lawsuit Over Parole Commission, For Now; Orders Further Inquiry 

RALEIGH, N.C. (April 2, 2025) — A federal judge has denied issuing a judgment before trial in a lawsuit challenging the North Carolina Parole Commission’s…

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Childcare Advocates, Clergy Celebrate as Protest Charges Dropped 

DURHAM, N.C. (Dec. 10, 2024) – Charges were dismissed Tuesday against eight concerned faith leaders, childcare advocates, and clergy members who were arrested at the North…

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Media Advisory: Advocates to Hold Press Conference About Open Courts Lawsuit

DURHAM, N.C. (Nov. 18, 2024) — On Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at 3:30 p.m., Durham advocates and social justice organizations will host a press conference…

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SCSJ Focuses on School Resource Officers in First Part of New Ongoing Public Safety Series 

DURHAM, N.C. (Aug. 5, 2024) — School resource officers (SROs) create an unsafe environment for children, according to part one of a new series, Reframing Public Safety, from SCSJ.

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Warnings About Police in Schools: SCSJ Releases Memo to Fayetteville City Officials 

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (July 10, 2024) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) recommends Fayetteville keeps its schools police-free in a memo addressing the city’s proposal…

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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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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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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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Racial Equity Report Cards Find Ongoing Disparities in Discipline in North Carolina Public Schools

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336-823-5501 (mobile) Durham, N.C. — While Black students made up 24.8% of children in North Carolina public…

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#CounselorsNotCops: Wake County Black Student Coalition Demands

Students across Wake County have joined together to demand #CounselorsNotCops. For this campaign, the Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice joined…