by operations | Apr 13, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Photo credit: Cornell Watson for Rolling Stone The recent investigative report by Rolling Stone about the Raleigh Police Department and former detective Omar Abdullah reveals three things: (1) the depths of corruption at RPD, (2) its harms, and (3) what...
by operations | Mar 16, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
To realize a world free of police violence, we need to invest in alternatives to police. Durham residents have the opportunity to do so this year — if their city council approves the funding. If you are a resident of Durham, NC, sign this petition now to expand the...
by operations | Mar 2, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
On January 10, 2023, five Black police officers beat and subsequently murdered Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee. Since that tragic day, our communities have offered reactions, responses, and questions about whether or not this police murder is different because the...
by operations | Mar 2, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
For more than a year, Emancipate NC’s Ian Mance has been working on a case involving yet another excessive use of force by police, this time in Salisbury, NC. Stephanie Bottom, a 67-year-old Black woman who works as a public librarian, was driving from her home in...
by operations | Mar 2, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Team Emancipate and the rest of the Raleigh Demands Justice coalition have been calling for accountability and the implementation of our six demands since Raleigh PD murdered Darryl Williams. Last month, we welcomed reinforcements to this fight in the form of attorney...
by operations | Feb 16, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Image credit: Bob Karp (@photopup) Last Friday, after revealing the videos to his family, the Raleigh Police Department released the bodycam and security camera footage of its officers tasing Darryl Williams to death. The recordings capture the violence with which...
