by Elizabeth Simpson | Jan 23, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Thursday evening as members of the Emancipate NC team stood in a parking lot in southeast Raleigh, and watched balloons float into the air, celebrating the life of Darryl Tyree Williams, a man who was killed by RPD simply for being Black in an overpoliced...
by operations | Jan 20, 2023 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News, Policing
As our case against the Raleigh Police Department’s use of no-knock and quick-knock warrants progresses, the City of Raleigh’s attorneys are using questionable methods to attack the character of the plaintiffs, rather than own up and pay out the damages they owe....
by operations | Jan 19, 2023 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
In Greenville, NC, Emancipate is working as part of the Peace Not Police coalition to build alternative structures for authentic community safety. Long-time community members like Jerome Wilson are essential to that cause. Such “anchor neighbors” provide safety and...
by operations | Dec 15, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Image by Amanda Denise, NewsChannel 12. School Resource Officers are supposed to keep students safe — but like most police in this country, they are actually trained to view the very people they are supposed to protect as the enemy. At North Pitt High School in...
by operations | Dec 15, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Image by Brett Villena for the Indy Week The Indy Week’s “Trauma and Lawsuits” article on Wednesday profiles two families’ whose homes were wrongfully invaded by Raleigh police using unconstitutionally quick warrant entries. The families are represented...
by operations | Dec 14, 2022 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
Image of Kerwin Pittman being interviewed by ABC11 News For over four years, Emancipate NC has been demanding accountability for misconduct by the Raleigh Police Department. The tragic and all-too-familiar cases ranging from Kyron Hinton in 2018 to Daniel Turcios...
