Volunteer on Juneteenth. On June 15th, Georgetown will be hosting its Juneteenth Celebration. If you would like to participate as a marcher in the parade or work at the SDARJ table please fill out the form to let us know.
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SDARJ is pleased to add M&T Bank to our roster of Business Partners, and name them Business Partner of the Month for May, 2024. Established in 1856, M&T Bank is one of the strongest and most highly respected regional banks in the country offering a wide range of financial services for personal, business, and commercial banking needs. […]
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) recently honored North Georgetown Elementary School fourth graders Ava Hagans and Deejahnae Johnson for their leadership, effort, and excellence. The students were recognized in a ceremony at the school and received $20 gift cards from SDARJ.
This exhibition will be on view until December 29, 2024. From 2020 through 2023, the Lewes Historical Society, in conjunction with the African American Heritage Commission of Lewes, conducted research into the conditions that lead to a diminished population of the African American Community within the town of Lewes. In 1800 the racial population make up of Lewes existed as 17% […]
Watch the April 9th Town Hall – A Deep Dive Into Understanding Delaware’s Faulty Child Support System
The City of Lewes would like to invite you to participate in The Annual Juneteenth Celebration Saturday June 22nd, 2024.
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) recently honored Love Creek Elementary students Armanti Wilson and Jaxon Wright for their leadership, effort, and excellence. Armanti supports his peers with disabilities. Peer support can make a significant difference in the lives of students with disabilities, and Armanti ensures these students feel included, valued, and empowered. […]
On March 20, 2024, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a sweeping bill that prohibits public schools and universities from maintaining or funding diversity, equity, and inclusion programs (DEI Programs) and allows for discipline, including termination, of staff of public schools or universities who violate this law. The law does not prohibit such programs that do not rely on state funds to sponsor them, but such programs must identify the sponsor in advertisements. The legislation was condemned by civil rights and advocacy groups as infringing on freedom of speech.
Join SDARJ for a two-part in-depth exploration of Delaware’s child support system beginning on April 9, 2024 at 7 p.m. Panelists will include Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, the prime sponsor of HB 267, and Theordore Mermigos, the Director of the Division of Child Support Services.
