Who We Are

The Southern Anti-Racism Network (SARN) originates from the Challenging White Supremacy Workshop (CWS) Online. The CWS Workshop online was a year-long virtual learning experience to "find, recruit, motivate and educate" anti-racist activists throughout the US.  When the online workshop ended in December 1998, approximately 20 Southern Participants in 7 states formed SARN.

Our primary work since 2001 has been the creation of SPICE - Strong Parental Involvement in Community Education. SPICE is an organization of parents with children in Durham Public Schools.  Parents came together to support efforts to close the achievement gap between African-American and white students in Durham Public Schools.  SPICE has a two-pronged mission to close the achievement (literacy) gap and the digital divide.  The main program of SPICE is a family literacy class that provides home computers to families who successfully complete the classes. 

On April 19, 2007, SPICE celebrated its 5-year anniversary with a graduation bringing the total families served to 262.  In June of 2007, SPICE became its own independent organization.