/tags/police-protests Police Protests en-US Copyright Thu, 13 May 2021 21:32:33 GMT /race-demographics/2021-05-13/activists-blast-nc-republican-measure-raising-riot-penalties Several Black activists blasted a Republican measure from the North Carolina House that would increase penalties for rioters, calling it racist legislation designed to silence otherwise peaceful demonstrators for justice. Thu, 13 May 2021 21:32:33 GMT /race-demographics/2021-05-13/activists-blast-nc-republican-measure-raising-riot-penalties Associated Press /news/2021-05-06/elizabeth-city-curfews-lifted-weeks-shooting-andrew-brown North Carolina鈥檚 Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County have lifted curfews that were implemented after county sheriff鈥檚 deputies fatally shot a Black man in the city. Thu, 06 May 2021 17:30:16 GMT /news/2021-05-06/elizabeth-city-curfews-lifted-weeks-shooting-andrew-brown Associated Press /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-04-30/the-political-debate-behind-calls-to-release-the-tape Guest host Will Michaels returns from a reporting trip to Elizabeth City, NC where a community is contending with the recent police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. There is body camera footage of the incident, but who gets to see the tape and how much of it is made available is up to a controversial state law. | Support this show with a donation at wunc.org/give. Fri, 30 Apr 2021 23:20:03 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2021-04-30/the-political-debate-behind-calls-to-release-the-tape Will Michaels /2020-07-22/trump-expands-deployment-of-federal-agents-to-end-explosion-of-shootings Trump says agents will go "into communities plagued by violent crime." He adds the administration has "no choice but to get involved." Wed, 22 Jul 2020 21:10:38 GMT /2020-07-22/trump-expands-deployment-of-federal-agents-to-end-explosion-of-shootings Vanessa Romo /law/2020-07-20/former-durham-police-headquarters-vandalized-23-arrested Police in Durham have arrested 23 people 鈥� ranging from ages 18 to 46 鈥� after a former police headquarters was vandalized.Durham Police said those鈥� Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:51:49 GMT /law/2020-07-20/former-durham-police-headquarters-vandalized-23-arrested Associated Press /race-demographics/2020-07-02/armed-counterprotesters-have-opposed-anti-racism-rallies-in-at-least-33-states Some of the encounters have turned violent, including shootings in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and Seattle that left protesters wounded. Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:06:54 GMT /race-demographics/2020-07-02/armed-counterprotesters-have-opposed-anti-racism-rallies-in-at-least-33-states Heath Druzin /law/2020-07-02/police-response-to-raleigh-protests-has-cost-at-least-2-2m Law enforcement agencies have spent at least $2.2 million responding to protests that occurred in Raleigh, North Carolina, following the death of George鈥� Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:25:47 GMT /law/2020-07-02/police-response-to-raleigh-protests-has-cost-at-least-2-2m Associated Press /race-demographics/2020-06-29/fayetteville-proclaims-black-lives-matter-with-street-mural A street mural with an anti-racist message will make its debut in Fayetteville after council members changed their minds about what slogans should be鈥� Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:48:58 GMT /race-demographics/2020-06-29/fayetteville-proclaims-black-lives-matter-with-street-mural Naomi P. Brown /race-demographics/2020-06-18/after-increase-in-budget-protesters-camp-outside-of-durham-police-department Protesters have been camped outside the Durham Police Department since Monday night. That's when the Durham City Council approved a 5% increase in the鈥� Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:15:43 GMT /race-demographics/2020-06-18/after-increase-in-budget-protesters-camp-outside-of-durham-police-department Rebecca Martinez /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-06-16/unrest-in-fayetteville-up-close Journalist Paul Woolverton was covering the protests in Fayetteville the last Saturday in May when he was attacked. He suffered a concussion, and still鈥� Tue, 16 Jun 2020 21:24:26 GMT /podcast/podcast-wuncpolitics/2020-06-16/unrest-in-fayetteville-up-close Jeff Tiberii