Reporter for The Assembly NC, covering criminal justice issues, movie enthusiast, music obsessor, pop culture consumer and poetry lover.
My latest: The Politics of a Prison-Release Settlement www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
The Politics of a Prison-Release SettlementAs Roy Cooper runs for Senate, Republicans have seized on a 2021 settlement that compelled officials to reduce the prison population.www.theassemblync.comHow the Rise and Fall of Shaw’s Medical School Helps Explain Modern Racial Disparities www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
How the Rise and Fall of Shaw’s Medical School Helps Explain Modern Racial DisparitiesJournalist Nicole Carr’s debut book includes pieces of North Carolina history that surprised the Tar Heel State native.www.theassemblync.comLawmakers Direct Funds for Teaching Civil Rights History to Conservative Group www.theassemblync.com/news/educati...
Lawmakers Direct Funds for Teaching Civil Rights History to Conservative GroupThe General Assembly earmarked $350,000 for the Clarence Henderson Education Foundation, named for an outspoken Black Republican.www.theassemblync.comMy latest: How Growing Up in Smithfield Shaped Harmeet Dhillon www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
How Growing Up in Smithfield Shaped Harmeet DhillonThe high-ranking DOJ lawyer was reared in the 1970s as an outsider—an Indian Sikh girl in a town with a Ku Klux Klan billboard.www.theassemblync.comCharles McNeair Spent His Adult Life in Prison. At 63, He’ll Go Home. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
Charles McNeair Spent His Adult Life in Prison. At 63, He’ll Go Home.Charles McNeair was imprisoned for rape in 1979, a crime he says he didn’t commit. After years of advocacy, he has been granted parole.www.theassemblync.comHow North Carolina Officials Kept the Truth About a Police Shooting Hidden www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
How North Carolina Officials Kept the Truth About a Police Shooting HiddenIn 2019, a state trooper killed Brandon Webster claiming self defense. Evidence contradicted that account but wasn’t made public—until now.www.theassemblync.comTwo Durham Elementary Students and Their Parents Were Detained and Deported In the Span of Three Days indyweek.com/news/durham-...
Two Durham Elementary Students and Their Parents Were Detained and Deported In the Span of Three DaysImmigrant rights’ advocates and local elected officials are condemning the family’s removal earlier this week.indyweek.comCharlotte Man Found Incapable of Proceeding to Trial in Iryna Zarutska Case www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
Charlotte Man Found Incapable of Proceeding to Trial in Iryna Zarutska CaseBrown's lawyers filed a motion this week saying a state psychiatric hospital found him unfit for trial, though a judge will ultimately decide.www.theassemblync.comThe Life and Tragic Death of Eleanor Rush www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
A 1954 N.C. Prison Death, Reexamined: The Case of Eleanor RushNewly released federal records shed light on Eleanor Rush's 1954 death in a North Carolina prison—and the uprising and reforms that followed.www.theassemblync.comThe Life and Tragic Death of Eleanor Rush www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
A 1954 N.C. Prison Death, Reexamined: The Case of Eleanor RushNewly released federal records shed light on Eleanor Rush's 1954 death in a North Carolina prison—and the uprising and reforms that followed.www.theassemblync.comThe Life and Tragic Death of Eleanor Rush www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
A 1954 N.C. Prison Death, Reexamined: The Case of Eleanor RushNewly released federal records shed light on Eleanor Rush's 1954 death in a North Carolina prison—and the uprising and reforms that followed.www.theassemblync.comWho Emerged Victorious in the State Appellate Court Primaries? www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
Who Emerged Victorious in the State Appellate Court Primaries?Tuesday’s primary results set up a high-stakes battle for power over the state appellate court this fall, with several seats on the ballot.www.theassemblync.comJerry Tillett Wins Republican State Senate Primary in Northeast N.C. www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
Jerry Tillett Wins Republican State Senate Primary in Northeast N.C.During his campaign, the former Superior Court judge faced accusations of using racist language in an audio recording.www.theassemblync.comDurham Man Sues Over Alleged Wrongful Conviction www.theassemblync.com/news/politic...
Durham Man Sues Over Alleged Wrongful ConvictionThe lawsuit said the case is part of a systemic problem in which Durham Police detectives have engaged in misconduct that resulted in wrongful convictions.www.theassemblync.com
