A Bustling Community Space Faces a Problem As more people reached out with requests to use the teal building at 1805, it became clear that they would need to plan their meeting for several weeks out. We would look at the calendar together and simultaneously experience...
As the new school year starts, the staff of one Durham, NC preschool, Latino Educational Achievement Partnership (LEAP), are returning with a new approach to language within their workplace and with the families they serve. LEAP came to this new approach after...
Approximately 13% of North Carolinians live in poverty, according to 2023 US Census Bureau statistics However, the proportion of Black (18.7%), Hispanic/Latino (20.7%), and American Indian (22.4%) populations living in poverty is much higher. A significant number of...
This quarter SVA welcomes four new sponsored projects: Students For Justice in Palestine, Rootz, Mobilize Justice Education Fund, and Southern Organizing Brigade. Students for Justice in Palestine is a group standing in solidarity with the Palestinian struggle for...
N.C. - Southern Vision Alliance will join with Beloved Community Center and partners on the Long March for Unity and Justice. From September 20-29, we will traverse North Carolina, from Cullowhee to Wilmington, aiming to amplify the voices of all North Carolinians...
Southern states pose some of the greatest challenges to the country's advancement for racial, economic, and other justice movements. Home to the largest regional population (38%), the US South is home to the largest Black population (56%), the highest number of people...
We are excited to announce that our Finance Team is growing here at SVA! We are thrilled with our two new additions: Aaron Manzo and Priya Sreenivasan. Aaron Manzo (he/him), recently joined our team as a new Finance Coordinator. Prior to joining SVA, Aaron worked as...
When you hear the phrase, “Food Power,” what comes to mind? Perhaps you think of the fact that without adequate nutrition you wouldn’t be able to power your body? Or maybe you reflect on the powerful corporate entities who control food production and distribution,...
Where are you from? I’m from the motherland. I like to say that I'm a third culture kid. I am Nigerian–I’ve lived the first part of my life in Nigeria, I have lived in Europe, and now I live in the US. Tell me about your background and what led you to SVA. The job I...
