July 1, 2026 2025 FJ Annual Report
May 15, 2026 10 Years Forward: A Decade of Transformative Change
In May of 2016, we dared to dream that we could build an organization to serve social movements on the front lines of change. We came together as lawyers, organizers, creatives, strategists and changemakers with the shared goal of Changing the South, to Change the Nation.
April 30, 2026 Forward Justice Response to Louisiana v Callais
Yesterday, as we filed our appeal in the fight against North Carolina’s discriminatory photo voter ID law, the US Supreme Court gutted one of the few remaining protections of the Voting Rights Act. The decision in Louisiana v Callais is not only judicial overreach, but a direct attack on our democracy, Black and brown voters, and Black political power across the south.
April 29, 2026 NC NAACP Announces Appeal in Decision Upholding
Discriminatory Photo Voter ID Law
Discriminatory Photo Voter ID Law
Attorneys representing the NC NAACP, and several local NAACP county chapters, filed a Notice of Appeal with the Middle District of North Carolina today in their lawsuit opposing S.B. 824, the discriminatory photo voter ID law that restricts access to the ballot for thousands of Black, Brown and poor North Carolinians.
February 21, 2026 The Transition of Rev. Jesse Jackson
October 17, 2025 Announcing a New Chapter with Forward Justice
Forward Justice and our sister Forward Justice Action Network are proud to announce the launch of two new projects: The Second Chance Federation (SCF) and Second Chance Federation Action (SCFA).
September 30, 2025 Immigration Policies, ICE Raids, and Their Implications
Written by Isela Gutierrez
October 20, 2023 2023 Forward Justice Gala
Join us as we journey through the history of our organization and the bold visioning for our future within the movement as we usher in the Third Reconstruction.
June 9, 2023 Forward Justice 2022 Annual Report
We made strides toward the creation of a Third Reconstruction in this country by establishing and protecting, and preserving the right to vote, addressing poverty and low wages, and continuing to dismantle mass incarceration.
July 6, 2022 Unlock Our Vote Freedom Summer
We’ve won the biggest expansion of voting rights since the Civil Rights Act, and restored voting rights to over 55,000 North Carolinians.