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Environmental Justice

SCSJ Celebrates EJ Mapping Tool Success and Proposes New Features

DURHAM, N.C. (Aug. 30, 2024) — Gov. Roy Cooper's Executive Order No. 292 to advance Environmental Justice ignited a powerful commitment to combat pollution, climate change, and exploitation of marginalized communities across North Carolina.

Justice System Reform

Op-ed: “Rooting Out Racism in McDowell Schools Starts with More Leadership”

Mounting incidents of racism in McDowell County schools are traumatizing our children, and it is past time for the School Board to act.

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Justice System Reform

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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Fair Chance Business Re-Launches In Partnership with Community Empowerment Fund

Fair Chance hiring considers an applicant’s qualifications first, without the stigma of a conviction or arrest record. The Community Empowerment Fund (CEF) and the Southern…

Voting Rights

NC Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Racially-Discriminatory Voter ID Law

Durham, N.C. (March 3, 2022) — The North Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday granted the Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s petition to expedite consideration of…

Environmental Justice

Victory In Southernside SC Environmental Justice Case

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Voting Rights

SCSJ Responds to “Victory for Voters” in Strict Liability Voter Prosecution Case

Raleigh, N.C. (Feb. 14, 2022) — A lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s strict liability voter prosecution law, criminalizing voting by people with a felony conviction if…

Court Tosses Republican Effort to Attack Black Representation in Caswell County

Yanceyville, N.C. (December 4, 2021) — A superior court judge late Friday denied a motion for a preliminary injunction that would have blocked commissioners’ redistricting plans retaining…

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Southern Coalition for Social Justice Praises Governor’s Veto of Legislation Restricting Comprehensive Education

RALEIGH, N.C. (September 10, 2021) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) praised Governor Roy Cooper’s veto today of House Bill 324 (HB324). The legislation,…

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…

Voting Rights

SCSJ’s CROWD Academies Return in Time for Critical Post-2020 Census Redistricting Process

Durham, N.C. — Continuing its efforts launched last year, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) will partner with community organizations to offer in-depth training sessions to educate community organizers on the redistricting process and advocating for fair maps for communities of color in 2021-2022 redistricting efforts.

#CounselorsNotCops Infographics Reveal Policing Disparities in Wake County Public Schools

Black and Latinx students should have a safe learning environment. But for many students of color, school police do not equal safety. In Wake County…

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