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SCSJ Calls on Lee County to Protect Black Voters in Redistricting Process

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Sailor Jones, sailor@scsj.org, 919-260-5906

Durham, N.C. (Oct. 18, 2021) — On Monday, Southern Coalition for Social Justice…

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VRA anniversary leaves little to celebrate

The Voting Rights Act was signed into law forty-nine years ago, seeking to effectively extend the franchise in-full to black Americans. Although its initial enforcement…

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Overview: the work of SCSJ

Clean Slate Racial Profiling
Disenfranchised by Voter ID in NC
People Change
Voting Rights and Section 5
Champions of Change…

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Anita Earls on 'To The Point'

SCSJ Executive Director Anita Earls appeared on ‘To The Point,’ discussing evidence of voter suppression and the ongoing need for a strong Voting Rights Act.…

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From Buncomb to Pasquotank, voter suppression in NC persists

Today’s news is full of stories about a Buncomb County NC elections official forced to resign after making racially inflammatory comments on The Daily Show.…

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SCSJ participates in voting rights panel at UNC Law School

On October 14, SCSJ participated in a discussion on the impact of North Carolina’s Voter Information Verification Act, as well as the future of the…

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SCSJ Welcomes DOJ intervention to Stop NC Voter Suppression Law

September 30, 2013
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today filed a federal lawsuit seeking to prevent North Carolina from implementing voter suppression measures recently…

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Will Texas’ History Of Intentional Race Discrimination Come Back To Haunt It?

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