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Statement: Southern Communities Unite Against Attempts to Undermine Black and Brown Political Power

DURHAM, N.C. (May 14, 2026) — Southern states have rushed to strip fair representation from communities of color in the wake of the U.S. Supreme…

A tent sits near a fence at Oakwood Park on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Durham, N.C.

Justice System Reform

SCSJ On the Criminalization of Poverty

DURHAM, N.C. (May 8, 2026) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) stands with our unsheltered neighbors across North Carolina who are experiencing violence at…

Voting Rights

Voting Rights Groups Sue to Stop Florida Congressional Map

TALLAHASSEE, FL (May 5, 2026) — Common Cause, the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL), and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC),…

Voting Rights

Southern Communities Respond to U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Voting Rights Act

DURHAM, N.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s devastating decision Wednesday dismantling the nation’s landmark Voting Rights Act marks a critical moment for communities of color…

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Voting Rights

Organizations Urge NC Board of Elections to Continue Longstanding Policy of Printing Voter Forms for Community Drives

RALEIGH, N.C. (May 4, 2026) — Thirty non-partisan voting rights and civic engagement organizations, including Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ), have demanded the North Carolina State Board…

Voting Rights

Supreme Court Deals Major Blow to Voting Rights Act in Louisiana Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 29, 2026) — A group of historians who filed an amicus brief in a Louisiana voting rights case strongly condemned a U.S.…

Voting Rights

Organizations Appeal Ruling Upholding Discriminatory NC Law Targeting Youth Voters

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (April 24, 2026) — Three voting rights organizations announced their appeal today of the recent federal court decision upholding restrictions to same-day registration…

Communications

SCSJ Responds to SPLC Indictment: We Will Not Be Silenced

DURHAM, N.C. (April 23, 2026) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) recognizes this week’s federal indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for what it is: a calculated…

Voting Rights

New Report: More than 815,000 Voters Are Missing in Alabama amid Numerous Barriers to Ballot Box

MOBILE, Ala. (April 16, 2026) — More than 815,000 Alabamians — 21% of the state’s 3.8 million voting-aged citizens — are not regularly voting, according…

Environmental Justice

Stokes County Walks Back Data Center Rezoning, Creating Opportunity for Better Process

DANBURY, N.C. (April 15, 2026) — Walnut Cove residents and organizations involved in a lawsuit are encouraged after the Stokes County Board of Commissioners voted this…

Despite clear evidence of harm to young voters, a federal judge declined to block North Carolina’s Senate Bill 747.

Voting Rights

Judge Allows Discriminatory Law Largely Impacting Youth Voters

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (March 26, 2026) — Despite clear evidence of harm to young voters, a federal judge declined to block North Carolina’s Senate Bill 747 (SB…

Outside of ICE detention center, barbed wire fence

Justice System Reform

SCSJ Statement: ICE Detention Expansion Threatens Southern Communities

DURHAM, N.C. (March 24, 2026) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) is opposed to the federal government’s aggressive expansion of immigration detention centers, which…

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