by operations | Nov 22, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Photo by Julia Wall, The News & Observer Earlier this month, Emancipate NC partnered with a pair of local attorneys to file the latest in a series of lawsuits against the City of Graham and law enforcement officials in Alamance County concerning the violation of...
by operations | Nov 22, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Artist unknown During the summer, the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) launched a “listening tour” as part of its announcement that it would be adopting its first de-escalation policy. This announcement came in response to strong community pressure. Persistent...
by operations | Nov 3, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Policing
Last week, Emancipate NC Organizer Dedan Waciuri was acquitted of Resist, Delay, Obstruct misdemeanor charges, in a district court trial in Pitt County, North Carolina. Dedan was represented at trial by Strategic Director Elizabeth Simpson, with assistance from UNC...
by operations | Nov 3, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration, Policing
With critical midterm elections now less than a week away, Team Emancipate’s Dawn Blagrove has continued her Vote4Justice tour of North Carolina HBCUs. Most recently she spent an evening talking with Shaw University students about the importance of voting –...
by operations | Nov 3, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
The Irving v. City of Raleigh litigation challenges the Raleigh Police Department’s wrongful and illegal home raid of two innocent Black families. The police had the wrong address and they raided the wrong home, terrorizing children, teens, and adults, as...
by operations | Sep 27, 2022 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Emancipate attorney Ian Mance’s expert testimony against a police officer helped spare the defendant significant jail time. As Ian writes, “Emancipate NC stands ready to assist any attorney or person who requests our assistance accessing traffic stop data for similar...
