Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice

10/19/2026

The SDARJ 2026 Gala Silent Auction begins online right now! Click here to view the auction catalog: https://bit.ly/2026-silent-auction

10/16/2026

There is only one ticket left!!! Join us next Saturday to celebrate our 10th Anniversary. Can't attend? Gift A Ticket to send a student or community member in your place. SDARJ will assign your seat.

We are honored to welcome a remarkable lineup of guests, including:
- U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, United States Senator for Delaware
- Congresswoman Sarah McBride, U.S. House of Representatives, Delaware
- Bernice Edwards, Executive Director, First State Community Action Agency
- Trina Brown-Hicks, Lewes City Councilwoman, serving as our Mistress of Ceremonies
- Representative Alonna Berry, Delaware District Representatives, District 20

We are honored to welcome a remarkable lineup of guests, including: U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, United States Senator for Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, U.S. House of Representatives, Delaware Bernice Edwards, Executive Director, First State Community Action Agency Trina Brown-Hicks, L...

10/16/2026

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Joseph Lawson, he received Delaware Center for Justice’s “Exemplar of Justice” Award on October 1st. See the photos and read more here:

SDARJ Executive Director Joseph Lawson receives the Delaware Center for Justice’s “Exemplar of Justice” Award

10/14/2026

This past Saturday we celebrated the ribbon cutting at the John Dickinson Plantation Visitor Center. Please read Gwendolyn Miller’s full speech on our website.

"My name is Gwendolyn Miller, and I am honored to represent the partnership between the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice and the John Dickinson Plantation. Together, we have worked to bring forward voices too often absent from accounts of the Plantation’s past and to help create a public history that is more truthful, dignified, and complete.” - continue reading our website.

John Dickinson Plantation Visitor Center 2026 Opening

10/14/2026

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is proud to congratulate board member Jvonne Oliver, who has been named one of five honorees in the inaugural class of the Felmon D. Motley Community Service Award, presented by the Delaware State University Foundation.

The award recognizes individuals and organizations whose everyday work shows exceptional community service and leadership. For those of us who serve alongside Jvonne, the news comes as no surprise.

Jvonne Oliver Delaware State University

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is proud to congratulate board member Jvonne Oliver, who has been named one of five honorees in the inaugural class of the Felmon D. Motley Community Service Award, presented by the Delaware State University Foundation.

10/07/2026

A Welcome Worth the Trip: Touring the New John Dickinson Plantation Visitor Center

OPENING October 10th with a ribbon cutting at 10am!

Since our 2024 Town Hall, SDARJ and JDP have built a genuine partnership through school visits, community forums, honest feedback, and shared decision-making. Walking through the center with our JDP colleagues, you could feel it: a team that listens, trusts one another, and builds together. It’s the kind of collaboration that earned our partnership a place in the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience’s Addressing the Silences Toolkit.

So come see it for yourself. Bring the kids, bring a friend, bring your questions. Stop by 250 Kitts Hummock Road in Dover and discover the many voices of this land.

10/07/2026

Join the monthly Book & Film Discussion on October 27th at 6pm. We'll be creening the film before the discussion. Visit the event page for more information. We'll discuss the 2022 documentary film by Margaret Brown that tells the story of Africatown, Alabama, a community founded by the descendants of the last known enslaved Africans brought to the United States on the illegal slave ship Clotilda.

Learn more and register!

Founder, Dr. Aimee Wiest.
Hosted by Lewes Public Library

October Book & Film Discussion: Descendant Directed by Margaret Brown

10/01/2026

Few tickets left!
An Evening Ten Years in the Making
The SDARJ 10th Anniversary Gala will be a celebration of a decade of work advancing racial justice, equality, and fair opportunity across Sussex County and beyond.

We are honored to welcome a remarkable lineup of guests, including:

- U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, United States Senator for Delaware
- Congresswoman Sarah McBride, U.S. House of Representatives, Delaware
- Bernice Edwards, Executive Director, First State Community Action Agency
- Trina Brown-Hicks, Lewes City Councilwoman, serving as our Mistress of Ceremonies

Can't attend? Send a student or community member in your place. SDARJ will assign your seat.
Simply chose "Gift a Seat" at checkout.

Great opportunity to sponsor and get your business name in front of thousands! Click for details.

We are honored to welcome a remarkable lineup of guests, including: U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester, United States Senator for Delaware Congresswoman Sarah McBride, U.S. House of Representatives, Delaware Bernice Edwards, Executive Director, First State Community Action Agency Trina Brown-Hicks, L...

09/30/2026

With History Book Festival – We just got recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉 💙 📚