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...
by operations | Jul 6, 2023 | Emancipate NC News
The Justice League brings together youth and adults impacted by over-policing and the carceral state to build community and build campaign and leadership skills. We are thrilled to welcome the 2023 cohort, with members from at least 13 counties in North Carolina....
by operations | Jul 6, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Events
This year on September 9 in Durham marks the sixth annual Poetic Justice event! At Poetic Justice, artists share their spoken word and poetry to bring the voices of the incarcerated to people in the community. Long-time collaborator Hausson Byrd will return this...
by operations | Jul 6, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
On the Black Light Mass Incarceration Show podcast, Cierra Cobb interviewed Elizabeth Kipp, an addiction recovery coach, Ancestral Clearing practitioner, and yoga and meditation teacher. Kipp specializes in chronic pain, stress management, and trauma-informed yoga....
by operations | Jun 22, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Team Emancipate is excited to announce a new menu of local policies that reduce or constrain the footprint of armed police to help make our communities genuinely safer, anywhere you live in North Carolina. Developed by a team of Duke Law students and Emancipate...
