by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Emancipate NC collaborated with many partners to organize a remarkable event called “Freedom in the Park” on September 16th. This event brought the community together and celebrated the importance of family and freedom. It was a resounding success, with...
by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Defendants to pay $125,000 to woman grabbed by her hair in traffic stop A settlement has been reached in Bottom v. City of Salisbury, et al., a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by 70-year-old librarian Stephanie Bottom against law enforcement officers in Rowan...
by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Tune into the Black Light Mass Incarceration Podcast to listen to Emancipate NC’s own Dedan Waciuri and host Cierra Cobb discuss the violent underpinnings of capitalism, as well as the cruel and improper charges against La’Dainian Fuller in Gaston County, NC. They...
by Holly Blackburn | Sep 27, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Last week Jaelyn Miller spoke to Raleigh’s City Council in support of the Raleigh H.E.A.R.T. Coalition’s proposal. After speaking, Livable Raleigh reprinted her comments: Our Coalition, through that proposal, is asking the city council to embed a mental health...
by operations | Sep 13, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Raising the Juvenile Age
Children are children! They do not belong in adult court, facing trumped up felony charges. Yet the Gaston County DA continues to persecute Paden and La’Dainian Fuller, charging La’Dainian with attempted murder. Team Emancipate’s Dawn Blagrove and Kerwin Pittman...
by operations | Sep 13, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Emancipate NC is proud to announce that the Raleigh H.E.A.R.T. Coalition is one step closer to making an alternative crisis unit in Raleigh a reality! Since announcing the campaign on July 6, four new partners have been added to our coalition, including mental health...
