by operations | Jun 22, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation, Policing
The Durham Safety and Wellness Task Force was convened with the mission to develop proposals to increase the safety and wellness of all of Durham’s residents. Emancipate’s Toia Potts is a member of the Task Force, appointed by the Durham County Commission. Over the...
by operations | Jun 8, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Last week, the INDY Week covered our $350,000 settlement with the City of Raleigh in litigation about a wrongful home raid executed against Yolanda Irving and Kenya Walton and their families: During the 16 months the case was fought in civil court, lawyers...
by operations | Jun 8, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
James Lanier, a Black man, was unarmed, unclothed, and suffering from a mental health crisis when he was tased, shot, and killed by police in February outside a mini mart in his hometown of Wallace, NC. Lanier had struggled with schizophrenia from a young age; police...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jun 1, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Photo credit: Cornell Watson (Kenya Walton (L) and Yolanda Irving (R)) On May 23, 2023, the Plaintiffs in Yolanda Irving et al. v. City of Raleigh et al., reached a settlement in their federal lawsuit with the City of Raleigh for $350,000.* Plaintiffs—two Black...
by operations | May 25, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
On Wednesday, Team Emancipate met with attorneys from the Civil Rights Section of the United States Department of Justice. USDOJ agreed to meet with us after we sent a letter detailing systematic constitutional violations by the Raleigh Police Department (RPD). ...
by operations | May 24, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Emancipate NC Executive Director Dawn Blagrove writes an urgent call for action in Raleigh this Mental Health Awareness Month: Helplessness. Fear. Internal turmoil. These are just a few of the emotions you may feel if a loved one was having a mental health crisis. You...
