by operations | Aug 30, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Policing
Emancipate NC’s Dawn Blagrove was invited to Goldsboro to speak at the book launch for Dr. Larry Monk. She discussed police interaction. Self actualization for Black folks. Part of that is being able to have the knowledge that we need to protect ourselves while we...
by operations | Aug 30, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
Catch Emancipate NC’s Cierra Cobb as host interviewing Walter Dunn, in an inspirational interview with a man who freed himself and others from behind bars. Wrongfully incarcerated, Walter embarked on a mission to educate himself about the legal system. He studied...
by operations | Aug 30, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Events, Mass Incarceration
There’s still time to register for Poetic Justice 2023. Poet-in-Residence Hausson Byrd will curate poetry from inside the prison walls and out. Please join Team Emancipate as we welcome K.y.d Kazi, Chasyn Carter, Sunguh, Nick Courmon, as well as our incarcerated...
by operations | Aug 17, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Join Emancipate NC on Saturday, September 9 at 4:00 pm for the 6th annual Poetic Justice event! Hausson Byrd returns to curate this years event at the People’s Solidarity Hub, 1805 Chapel Hill Road, Durham NC 27707. Emancipate NC has been curating...
by operations | Aug 2, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing, Raising the Juvenile Age
In a cruel and inhumane overreach, District Attorney Travis Page of Gaston County charged a 15-year-old child with Attempted Murder for defending his twin brother from police violence. La’Dainian Fuller, who was only 15-years-old at the time of the incident, placed a...
by operations | Aug 2, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
On December 7, 2022, Alamance County Sheriff’s department abused and injured a 60-year-old Black grandmother, Elinor Blackwell, during a traffic stop. The reason for the stop? She was driving too slow on the highway when it was dark and raining outside. After being...
