by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Earlier this month, Dawn Blagrove spoke to the Gary Jones Show about the police murder of Darryl Tyree Williams, systemic racism, white supremacy, law enforcement, and more. We will keep spreading the message that police violence is not inevitable. It is a product of...
by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News
Phillip Vance Smith, II, is a long-time friend of Emancipate NC. Last week, he was featured in a fascinating episode of the popular and award-winning podcast, CRIMINAL, about prison newspapers. Phillip is the editor of the Nash News, one of only 26 surviving prison...
by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
In May, Team Emancipate met with attorneys from the U.S. Department of Justice to urge them to open an investigation into the Raleigh Police Department. RPD’s ongoing practices violate the civil rights of residents on a regular basis. As the USDOJ Civil Rights...
by operations | Jul 6, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Team Emancipate has supported too many families of people killed by police, when an unarmed response could have de-escalated the situation and saved lives. We have talked to too many community members frightened to dial 911 when their loved ones are in crisis...
by operations | Jul 6, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Since James Lanier was killed by police in Wallace, North Carolina (Duplin County) earlier this year, his family and friends have struggled with grief and the search for meaning in this tragedy. Team Emancipate has worked with the family in efforts to demand...
