by Elizabeth Simpson | May 21, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Photo depicts Kristie Puckett-Williams and Kerwin Pittman in handcuffs, but undaunted, in Elizabeth City, NC, after being arrested in the course of protests. Police arrested Emancipate NC Organizer Kerwin Pittman and Emancipate NC Board Member Kristie...
by Elizabeth Simpson | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Justice League, Policing
On April 21, Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. Since that date, Emancipate NC staff members, Board, and Justice League Fellows have been on the ground–protesting, bailing out arrested people, coordinating with NLG Legal...
by Elizabeth Simpson | May 11, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
In May 2019, a 68-year-old Black woman named Stephanie Bottom was pulled over by officers from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and the Salisbury Police Department. The officers were attempting to conduct a traffic stop, as Bottom was allegedly driving 80 mph in a...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 20, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Photo credit: bgrocker / Shutterstock.com The verdict is in. The criminal justice system worked to hold one man accountable for the heartless murder of another man. That should not be something we have to celebrate. That is what a just system does. But the American...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 15, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
The following is a re-print of a piece by Joel Brown for ABC 11, published on April 13, 2021, featuring Emancipate NC staff Kerwin Pittman and Dawn Blagrove. The original piece can be located here. Many police reform advocates in the Triangle are frustrated, losing...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 14, 2021 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
My name is Vanessa Gonzalez. For the last decade, my day job has been as an immigration attorney, assisting undocumented folx to obtain immigration status and avoid deportation. Since my college years, I have participated in numerous protests and demonstrations. It...
