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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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Xan McKnight

August 6, 2014

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 at state and local levels often ranged from the superficial to the entirely absent, that historic legislation served as the foundation for subsequent civil rights suits that forced governments to […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconSarah Moncelle,  Voter ID,  Voting Rights Act,  VRA,  Xan McKnight

July 9, 2014

Voting Rights and Mass Incarceration

With SCSJ attorneys in federal court hearings this week fighting against North Carolina’s voter suppression laws and the second Clean Slate Clinic in Durham quickly approaching, the disenfranchisement of the justice-involved population is a central topic for SCSJ this week. Voting Rights and Mass Incarceration at the National Level According to The Sentencing Project, there […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconClean Slate,  Felon Disenfranchisement,  Mass Incarceration,  voting rights,  Xan McKnight

July 5, 2014

NC Voting Rights Rollbacks: The New Selma?

In March of 1965, the Selma-to-Montgomery march began with hopes of creating voting equality. Hundreds of civil rights activists and demonstrators attempted to march from Selma, Alabama to Montgomery, Alabama in protest of Jim Crow voter suppression measures such as literacy tests, poll taxes, grandfather clauses, and the general practice of intimidation. Pivotal moments of […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconmonster voter suppression law,  Moral March to the Polls,  NC NAACP,  voting rights rollbacks,  Xan McKnight

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Despite failed attempts to silence our voices, the will of the people prevailed. Young people & people of color voted in record numbers and chose a new path forward. Our votes counted. Our voices were heard. And #OurFutureIsBright. Now, we come together to build a better future. pic.twitter.com/7nff…

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In this @CrisisOfCrime #podcast episode, SCSJ's JSR Counsel & Community Organizer, Marcus Pollard & Sala Abdallah, talk about the Your First 48 Toolkit, which guides formerly incarcerated individuals on a journey of successful reentry. Listen on @Spotify: spoti.fi/3pcbCQI

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"Voting rights groups are worried gerrymandering in a new round of redistricting could threaten voters of color, especially Black voters, following an election cycle that was highlighted by heightened minority voter turnout." bit.ly/3oZVCkW @thehill #gerrymandering

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