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NC Bar honors Legal Aid’s leading consumer-rights lawyer, Johnnie Larrie, with prestigious Greenblatt Award

RALEIGH—The North Carolina Bar Association announced May 19 that Johnnie C. Larrie, the head of our consumer practice group and Economic Justice Initiative,…

Durham Eviction Diversion Program raising funds to provide rental assistance to neighbors in need

DURHAM—The Durham Eviction Diversion Program is launching a campaign today to raise $100,000 in rental assistance for our neighbors in…

Free driver's license restoration for eligible Forsyth County residents

WINSTON-SALEM—Forsyth County residents with a suspended or revoked driver’s license have until May 21 to register for a free license-restoration…

"Waste" author Flowers to give free lecture on housing and environmental injustice

DURHAM—Environmental justice advocate, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and author of Waste: One woman’s fight against America’s Dirty Secret, Catherine Coleman Flowers…

Statement on the verdict in the Derek Chauvin case

Dear friends and colleagues, On April 20, 2021, the jury reached a guilty verdict, on all counts, in the Derek…

Beware of scammers posing as employees of Legal Aid of North Carolina

RALEIGH—If someone claiming to be an employee of Legal Aid of North Carolina asks you to send them your financial…

Wilmington housing complex settles criminal-record discrimination case

RALEIGH—Legal Aid of North Carolina announced today that it has settled a housing discrimination complaint against Cypress Grove Apartments, a…

Statement from Board Chair regarding anti-AAPI violence

RALEIGH—Our hearts are very saddened at the tragic events that occurred in Atlanta on March 16, 2021. On this day,…

Legal Aid team honored for racial justice and health equity work in Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount—Congratulations to the Community Economic Development (CED) team in our Wilson office, which was honored by OIC Rocky Mount…

High court win for Legal Aid client to benefit all NC public housing tenants

RALEIGH—In a unanimous opinion published today (see below for link), the state Supreme Court overthrew the eviction of one of…

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