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July 1, 2026

2025 FJ Annual Report

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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. 

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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.

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April 29, 2026

NC NAACP Announces Appeal in Decision Upholding
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. 

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February 21, 2026

The Transition of Rev. Jesse Jackson

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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).

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September 30, 2025

Immigration Policies, ICE Raids, and Their Implications

Written by Isela Gutierrez

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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.

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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.

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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.

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