by Holly Blackburn | Oct 12, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
The city of Salisbury and the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office have agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by Emancipate NC’s client, Stephanie Bottom, a 71-year-old librarian. In 2019, she was pulled out of her car by her hair during a traffic stop while she...
by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Confederate monuments, Emancipate NC News
On September 8, 2023, Emancipate NC and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice supported the Move the Monument Coalition by sending a letter to the town of Edenton. The letter asks Edenton to ask the court for a hearing to address the relocation of the...
by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Emancipate NC News
Anita Earls, the only Black female justice on the North Carolina Supreme Court, is facing investigation over comments she made regarding the lack of diversity in the state’s judges and lawyers. It is concerning that Justice Earls is the only one being...
by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Poetic Justice is an event curated by Emancipate NC featuring artists, including currently incarcerated people, to share stories and spoken word about the criminal injustice system and how we overcome it. This annual fundraiser event celebrates beauty and joy within a...
by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Last week, Emancipate NC’s Dawn Blagrove spoke at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University to undergraduate students majoring in Political Science for their annual Constitution Day Teach-in. They had a lively discussion about the...
