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Partnering with communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities in the south to defend and advance their political, social and economic rights through the combination of legal advocacy, research, organizing and communications.

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August 22, 2014

Written consent as a tool of racial equity

Written consent as a tool of racial equity By Ian A.Mance This piece first appeared on The Durham News website on August 22, 2014. It has been modified to include a video mentioned in the text of the article. City Manager Tom Bonfield’s report to the City Council this week, in which he announced his […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Recent News Tag iconDurham Police Department,  Police Misconduct,  racial equity,  Racial Profiling,  Tom Bonfield,  written consent

January 18, 2014

Forty one years is long enough: Incarceration of Political Prisoners

By Crystal M. Hayes Repost from KultureKritic.com My father, Robert Seth Hayes, is one of the longest held political prisoners in the United States. He has been an inmate of the New York State Correctional system since 1973. He was a member of the Black Panther Party and Black Liberation Army. Forty one years is […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Human Rights,  Recent News Tag iconMass Incarceration,  Parole,  prison,  racial equity

December 23, 2013

Latino Challenges Toward Racial Equity

Latino Challenges Toward Racial Equity Guest post from Florence Siman of El Pueblo, Inc. We’ve heard it a million times: that Latinos are the fastest growing segment of the US population (or were until just the other day) and that, together with African Americans, we are among the nation’s poorest and sickest, over-represented in prisons […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News Tag iconcommunity organizing,  Immigrant,  Immigrant Rights,  Immigration,  Latino,  racial equity,  training

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SCSJ is #hiring! If you or someone you know is interested in & qualified for our new Voting Rights Counsel #job, please apply. We're also hiring for a Justice System Reform Sr. Counsel position! VR Counsel: bit.ly/3bdT1PT JSR Sr. Counsel: bit.ly/386iYio pic.twitter.com/fa0J…

About 3 hours ago

Representatives for the NAACP spoke to the board, citing statistics from SCSJ, which found that while only 18% of the student body are Black students, 59% of suspensions during the 2018-2019 school year were of Black students. Via @wectnews bit.ly/3qfMoke

About 6 hours ago

We're excited for day 1 of our CROWD Academy in MS with our state partner, @SouEcho, tonight! Wondering what you'll learn as a CROWD participant? Check out the new one-pager & booklet on our website, & while you're there, read through some testimonials! bit.ly/SCSJCROWD

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The #ForthePeopleAct, also called H.R. 1, would expand opportunities to #votebymail, require states to establish electronic voter registration, and would make Election Day a federal holiday. Via @thehill: bit.ly/3b74tg2

Yesterday

“Poverty, lack of transportation, lack of access to flexible work and living wages is why out of precinct voting is important and why ballot collection, particularly on indigenous lands is so important.” @AllisonJRiggs bit.ly/3bQUj2p via @guardian #SCOTUS #BrnovichvDNC

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