The Legacy of Jesse Jackson
After the passing of Civil Rights leader Jesse Jackson, Joseph Lawson, Executive Director of SDARJ was interviewed by WRDE TV reporter Ted Corriero.
Media and Press
Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2025
Delaware celebrated extraordinary women at the annual Delaware Women’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. The event honored this year’s inductees, which included Valerie Biden Owens, Claire DeMatteis, Charlotte King, and Charlotte Miller-Lacy, recognizing their leadership, dedication, and lasting impact on their communities, professions, and the state.
WATCH: The July 17th Good Trouble Lives On! Full Event
On July 17th, we gathered with our friends and neighbors to honor the enduring legacy of Congressman John Lewis and unite as a community to defend our civil and human rights.
WATCH: Our Executive Director and Board Chair reflect on the enduring legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis
Joseph Lawson, Executive Director, and Marjorie Belmont, Board Chair of the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, to reflect on the enduring legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis
Honoring Arianna Green: A Shining Example of Academic Excellence
CoastLife’s Leah sits down with Joseph Lawson and award recipient Arianna Green to discuss the importance of highlighting the accomplishments of African American youth and encouraging future leaders.
Charlotte King is Named One of Delaware’s Most Influential People Impacting the Community in 2025
Charlotte King Named One of Delaware’s Most Influential People Impacting the Community in 2025. In 2015, philanthropist Charlotte King, a New York native, founded the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice to address the underrepresentation of Black residents in Sussex County’s public and private sectors.
MLK 2025 – SDARJ Black History Month Celebration Photo Gallery
Read the article in the Cape Gazette covering the February 28th Black History Month Celebration, From Dreams to Action: Celebrating MLK’s Legacy for Change
Celebrating the passage of the bill to expand access to reproductive care
Clara Licata, the SDARJ Chair, was invited to a press conference celebrating the passage of the bill that required Delaware to fund Medicaid for abortion and to require private insurance companies to cover abortion. SDARJ and other advocates worked with the House and Senate sponsors to help pass it.
Working together to create a program for the renovated Nassau School
From the Gazette: The Nassau School was built in 1922 near the current-day Five Points intersection outside Lewes. It was one of the 33 Black schools built in Sussex County with funding from philanthropist millionaire Pierre S. du Pont. During the time of segregation, students attended first through eighth grade at the school until 1965. […]
Video: Let’s Talk Reparations Video
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice and the YWCA-DE Racial and Social Justice Program are Collaborating on a 2-part discussion of reparations, focusing on the harm resulting from slavery in the United States Reparations are the act or process of making amends for a wrong. According to the United Nations: Adequate, effective and prompt reparation is intended to promote justice by redressing gross violations of international human rights law or serious violations of international humanitarian law.
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