by Elizabeth Simpson | Jan 27, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Tyre Nichols is dead because systemic and institutional racism do not allow for Black people to be treated as human. Darryl Tyree Williams is dead because systemic and institutional racism do not allow for Black people to be treated as human. It’s exhausting to...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jan 23, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Thursday evening as members of the Emancipate NC team stood in a parking lot in southeast Raleigh, and watched balloons float into the air, celebrating the life of Darryl Tyree Williams, a man who was killed by RPD simply for being Black in an overpoliced...
by operations | Jan 20, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
As our case against the Raleigh Police Department’s use of no-knock and quick-knock warrants progresses, the City of Raleigh’s attorneys are using questionable methods to attack the character of the plaintiffs, rather than own up and pay out the damages they owe....
by operations | Jan 20, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League
Emancipate NC mobilizes and trains youth and other justice-impacted people in a fellowship program called the Justice League. We are currently seeking nominations of formerly-incarcerated people and youth impacted by incarceration to learn advocacy and organizing...
by operations | Jan 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
In Greenville, NC, Emancipate is working as part of the Peace Not Police coalition to build alternative structures for authentic community safety. Long-time community members like Jerome Wilson are essential to that cause. Such “anchor neighbors” provide safety and...
by operations | Jan 16, 2023 | Emancipate NC News
Commentary by Dedan Waciuri To know King? Or to love King? Kwame Ture (previously known as Stokely Charmichael) once stated that, “It is one thing to love King, but how well do we know King?” This question, raised during his speech at Spelman College, was meant to...