Community supports Durham FADE recommendations
Yesterday, nine community organizations partnered with the Durham FADE Coalition and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice to prioritize five of the more than 30…
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Community says "enough" to Durham racial profiling
The community has had enough. The Southern Coalition for Social Justice and Durham FADE (Fostering Alternative Drug Enforcement) partnered with community organizations to present and…
What did we learn during End Mass Incarceration Week?
From April 5-13, 2014, SCSJ joined other groups across the nation in observing End Mass Incarceration Week (EMI Week). SCSJ produced daily blog posts on…
Shocking police overreach haunts Southern city: Racial profiling, quotas and secret “conviction bonuses”
Shocking police overreach haunts Southern city: Racial profiling, quotas and secret “conviction bonuses”
How a federal grant incentivized a police department to go nuts…
Brutality of the Immigration Detention System
Oscar Quintero, Currently Detained Inside Etowah County Detention Center, Speaks Up on the Brutality of the Immigration Detention System
Immigrant Rights Groups Block Entrance to…
Opposing Stand Your Ground in North Carolina
Crystal M. Hayes: North Carolina Peace Action Opposes “Stand Your Ground”
North Carolina Peace Action is non-profit education and advocacy organization that envisions a world…
FADE coalition work changing the narrative around racial profiling
SCSJ is a proud partner in the Durham FADE Coalition. FADE’s work around racial profiling and selective drug enforcement is changing the narrative of the…
SCSJ's Ian Mance interviewed on Durham racial profiling
DURHAM (WTVD) — The Durham Police Department has responded to accusations of racial profiling with a 45-page report that it says shows there is no…
Training Opportunity: The Fight of Media Justice and The State of Black America
You’re Invited to the Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net)‘s Black History Month Digital Dialogue
February 26th MAG-Net Digital Dialogue: “The Fight of Media Justice and…
The Dangers of Being An Accident Victim While Black
Posted on February 7, 2014
by Ian A. Mance, SCSJ attorney
On November 2, 2013, I was involved in a serious car accident that I…
Time to Act to end racial profiling in Durham
In the continuing community dialogue over allegations of racial profiling and police misconduct in Durham, last night’s meeting featured presentations by SCSJ’s Ian Manceand Daryl…
Possibilities vs. Obstacles—Ending Racial Profiling in Durham
The sixth and latest meeting examining racial profiling and police misconduct in Durham took place on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. SCSJ’s partner, SpiritHouse, led the…