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Problems with Policing in Winston-Salem: An Eye Witness Account

by Mandie Sellars | Nov 12, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Policing

By Veronica Bitting, Justice League Fellow When Justice League Fellow Veronica Bitting witnessed police harassing members of her community, she documented it and followed up with a number of local officials including the Winston-Salem Chief of Police. Below is the...

A Day in Court with My Mother: A Snapshot of NC’s Broken Justice System

by Mandie Sellars | Nov 4, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League

By Erin Blagrove, Justice League Fellow Erin Blagrove is the daughter of Emancipate NC’s Executive Director Dawn Blagrove, and a Justice League Fellow. On October 27th, 2020 my mother and I went to court, so my mother could be the defense lawyer for a young,...

Re-evaluating the Cost and Consequences of Cops in Schools

by Mandie Sellars | Oct 27, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Policing, Raising the Juvenile Age

During the month of October 2020, thousands of people are participating in National Youth Justice Awareness Month (YJAM) activities throughout the country. National Youth Justice Awareness Month was created 13 years ago by a Missouri parent, Tracy McClard, whose...

Emancipate NC and Allies Rally Against Corruption

by Mandie Sellars | Oct 2, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Policing

Protesters gathered in downtown Raleigh, starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 26. The rally was organized by Emancipate NC alongside coalition partners Raleigh Demands Justice, Save our Sons, and PACT Fayetteville. The rally, Uncover North Carolina: An...

Exploring the Youth Justice Election Perspective

by Mandie Sellars | Sep 24, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League

NJJN Membership Advisory Council Member Jorren Biggs talks with Emancipate NC’s Justice Fellow Aneesha Tucker and California Youth Activist and Policy Organizer Ronaldo Villeda about the election, innovation, and imagining safer spaces for...

My First Protest Experience

by Mandie Sellars | Aug 30, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Justice League

by Kyla Holton, Emancipate NC Justice League Fellow and senior at Garner Magnet High School I can so vividly remember the first protest that truly caught my eye while I experienced watching it on T.V. It was 2016, right after Donald Trump was elected as the U.S...