by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Events, Policing
Team Emancipate will celebrate this year’s wins with a block party across the street from 912 W 5th Street, Greenville, NC on July 29 from 3-8 pm. Please join us at this family friendly event, with bounce house, music, and refreshments. We’ll have information...
by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Events
On Saturday, July 22, from 11-3 pm, Cierra Cobb will join partners from I Will Survive, Fulton County BHDD, Anthem-Elevance Health, and Dragon Boat Atlanta, for an online event to raise awareness about mental health for “National Minority Mental Health Awareness...
by operations | Jul 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News
Last week, Dawn Blagrove traveled to Goldsboro, NC to give a Vote 4 Justice training to community members. This is part of our continuous voter education work to ensure everyone knows the powers and the responsibilities of all the actors in our criminal legal system,...
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...
