FADE presents evidence of racial profiling at Durham PD certification hearing
The Durham FADE coalition is participating in an ongoing dialogue with the Durham Police Department regarding data showing the use of racial profiling in police…
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Voter ID–The Disproportionate Impact on Women
SCSJ has been closely monitoring the issue of voter suppression among women due to newly implemented voting restrictions in North Carolina. The Washington Post recently…
Was Election Day drug bust an attempt to intimidate NC black voters?
Mt. Gilead mayor and former SCSJ client Patty Almond reached out to SCSJ to report a possible case of voter suppression in her small town…
HRC #3–Running from the Numbers
Guess what the Durham Police Department didn’t want to talk about at the third meeting of the Durham Human Relations Commission? The data. The FADE…
Votes Not Counted: Mat's Story
Each post in SCSJ’s “Votes Not Counted” series tells the story of a person qualified to vote before the passage of North Carolina’s Monster Voter…
Voter ID – the major impact on women of color
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice has conducted a review of the 318,644 registered North Carolina voters from the 2012 elections who did not have…
Concerns Over Voter Suppression Continue in NC
Concerns Over Voter Suppression Continue in NC
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NC Citizens Get Graded on Whether They Vote
NC Citizens Get Graded on Whether They Vote
Public News Service – NC | October 2013 | Download audio
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Ban the Box and Target: have we hit the tipping point?
Last week at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Ethan Nadelmann stated that the U.S. has reached a “tipping point” on drug policy reform, with…
What we learned at the International Drug Policy Reform Conference
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice was well represented this week at the International Drug Policy Conference, held this year in Colorado, a state on…
SCSJ bids farewell to Rebecca Fontaine
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…
From Buncomb to Pasquotank, voter suppression in NC persists
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.…