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Durham FADE challenges discriminatory police practices

[…] a litany of gross racial disparities within the city’s criminal justice system. FADE members Ernest Smith, Tia Hall, and Meghan McDowell spoke before a standing room only crowd and demanded the council take action to address the deteriorating state of community-police relations.Other members were not granted the opportunity to speak at the public hearing […]

Montravias King inspires a roadmap for successful voting rights advocacy

[…] Cohen wrote an op-ed in the Raleigh News & Observer laying out arguments for Montravias’ right to run. At the SBOE hearing, Montravias was surrounded by a crowd of supporters so large that it surpassed the capacity of the building. Montravias with student supporters from Elizabeth City State University Students from across NC played […]

Apply Today: SOLVE 2023-2024 Southern Spark Grants

[…] underrepresented populations that could be expanded with additional funding; SOLVE Network members; Previous SOLVE grant recipients and applicants; Participants in Community Redistricting Organizations Working for Democracy ( CROWD) Academy trainings; What We Fund The 2023-2024 SOLVE Southern Spark Grants are one-year project support grants intended to support projects focused on increasing civic participation […]