Malika Redmond on the courage of Black women defending democracy

The cofounder of the Atlanta social justice nonprofit Women Engaged recently spoke with Bard College history professor Jeannette Estruth about the organization's nonpartisan civic engagement efforts in Georgia, its work promoting Black women's human rights, and how Southern organizers are shaping a new standard of political representation. (10/27/2022)

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From the Archives: The Klan attack on schools

In 1984, Mab Segrest reported on the Ku Klux Klan's activities in North Carolina public schools in the context of the wider conservative backlash against racial integration and that year’s elections. We republish her Southern Exposure report amid another conservative political backlash against public schools, which the Klan is using for its own purposes. (10/27/2022)

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Black mothers are at the center of a fight to keep youth out of an adult prison in Louisiana

Rebekah Barber, a former research associate with Facing South, is now an editorial fellow at The 19th, where she recently reported on efforts to block a plan to move incarcerated youth to the notorious Angola prison. (10/21/2022)

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Protect the Vote: Advocates mobilize to keep Southern elections safe

Amid warnings of intimidation and even potential violence at polling sites, voting advocates are undertaking programs across the South and country to ensure those sites are safe and elections run smoothly.

Institute seeking Finance and Administration Manager

The Institute for Southern Studies, an award-winning nonprofit research and media center based in Durham, North Carolina, and publisher of Facing South, is seeking a full-time Finance and Administration Manager.

This position is an exciting opportunity for a mid-level professional to take leadership and build skills on a range of financial, administrative, human resources, and operational functions for a small Southern social justice organization with deep roots and a powerful reach across the South.

The position is full time (40 hours per week) and will be based at the Institute's office located in Durham, North Carolina. Annual starting salary is $75,000 and the position includes medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% employee premium coverage, a competitive leave policy, and a $1,500 annual professional development budget.

For more information or to apply, please visit here. The deadline for applications is November 18, 2022 at 5 p.m. Questions? Email us at [email protected]. No phone calls, please.

Fortune 250 firms bankroll anti-abortion politics in the South

A new report from the Sustainable Investments Institute found that most Fortune 250 companies' spending on politics over the last two election cycles benefited candidates, committees, and parties that favor restricting abortion rights. It also found that the companies spent the most in the South, where 10 states now ban abortion.