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 meeting between the Durham FADE...
View ArticleTime 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 Atkinson. Mance...
View ArticleFADE 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 Durham community regarding policing and the...
View ArticleHow Can We Manifest Hope into Freedom?
The American Prospect Longform recently published an article entitled, Is There Hope for the Survivors of the War on Drugs? by Senior Writer Monica Potts. Her piece begins with a short chronicle of the...
View ArticleReal Experiences with Racial Profiling
Since early 2013, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, in conjunction with our partners in the FADE coalition, has been sounding the alarm with city leaders about racially disparate policing...
View ArticleCity Council Decisions On Durham Police Department
This radio interview originally aired on WUNC’s The State of Things on September 2, 2014 Listen to the full radio interview here 31:25 The Durham City Council meets about the city’s police department...
View ArticleSuccess In Campaign Against Durham PD Racial Profiling
We are glad to report that the campaign against racial profiling in Durham has begun to result in important and concrete changes to departmental policies. It was one year ago this week that SCSJ joined...
View ArticleA Ferguson Near You: police brutality and racism
In the aftermath of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, Duke Law’s Black Law Student Association brought together a panel of experts to discuss the issue of police brutality and race. Because violence...
View ArticleDurham police report offers irrelevant detail on local marijuana cases,...
DURHAM — Most of the people arrested and charged only with misdemeanor marijuana possession in 2013 and the first half of 2014 had prior criminal records, a new report from the Durham Police Department...
View ArticleZero tolerance drug policies cannot alleviate poverty
This post is a response to Mayor William V. “Bill” Bell’s recent guest column, “First steps key in long journey to eliminate poverty.” Zero tolerance drug policies cannot alleviate poverty Dear Mayor...
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