Having observed the utterly inhumane and callous manner in which five sheriff’s detention officers and a nurse took the life of Mr. John Neville, I am angry and heartbroken. Mr. Neville should be alive today. I pray for John Neville. I pray for his family.
I call on Sheriff Kimbrough and Forsyth County to immediately undertake the following reforms.
Commit to a policy of full transparency under which the Sheriff’s Office agrees to inform the public about deaths in Sheriff’s custody, within 24 hours.
End the use of the prone restraint/hog tie maneuver.
End the use of knee to neck maneuvers.
Commit that all sheriff officers, deputies and staff shall have a duty to intervene.
Commit to train all sheriff officers, deputy and staff in anti-racist policing and jail facility managment within 6 months.
Terminate the contract with medical services provider Wellpath. Multiple deaths have occurred during Wellpath’s tenure and at least five of those have resulted in lawsuits.
Revise the Sheriff department’s annual report to include race, ethnicity, sex, sexual identification and native language data for each reporting subject.
Establish an independent citizens review committee that will conduct annual audits of jail procedures.
I applaud District Attorney Jim O’Neill’s decision to charge the six individuals involved in Mr. Neville’s death and urge an aggressive prosecution.
I call on the State Legislature to reverse state laws that prevent the public from viewing police video without a court order. Repeatedly, failures around police video transparency have harmed people who have experienced illegal police violence, harmed police who would otherwise be exonerated, harmed the families of those involved and harmed our community.
Finally I applaud the work of the Triad Abolition Project and other advocates on the ground who’s advocacy and sacrifice brought the light of day to this matter.
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Attend the You Can Vote Advocacy workshop and learn all the newest policies and trends related to voter registration and turn out. This event is hosted by Freedom of Truth, You Can Vote and the Winston-Salem Urban League Young Professionals.
The Winston Salem Urban League is excited to host its annual Veterans Mental Health Event, supported by Forsyth County. The breakfast will honor Veterans from across the Triad, bring awareness to PTSD and other mental health challenges Veterans experience.
This is event is free for veterans and active military.
Date: Friday, November 8th Time: 9 am – 10:30 pm. Where: Urban League Event Center, 510 Trade St. Winston Salem, NC 27101
The National Urban League Emerging Leaders Program is a competitive development opportunity. The program provides a unique chance to develop analytical and critical leadership skills in the non-profit sector. In order to ensure that we are developing exceptional leaders with strong interest in the work that we do at the Urban league, highly qualified candidates will be chosen to participate in this program
Participants in the program will attend (4) face-to-face Emerging Leaders Program sessions over a multi-month period. These sessions will expose participants to the competencies in the League’s Leadership Model and link classroom learning with real-time activities.
Our plan is to identify professional individuals who clearly demonstrate leadership potential. Ideally, those interested in applying to become program participants should have:
A Bachelor’s Degree (Master’s Degree Preferred) in Business Administration; Social Work; Public Administration; or an appropriate discipline
7-10 years of work experience
At least five years of non-profit or for-profit management experience
A proven track record of leadership and management in a community-based organization/community action agency
An interest in the non-profit/community leadership
Aspirations to fill executive positions or key volunteer leadership roles
Demonstrated success in several of the following areas:
Development and implementation of social services programs
Program evaluation
Advocacy
Policy development
Fund raising with public and private sectors
Public and community education
Fiscal management
Strategic planning
Board and volunteer relations
Community mobilization, collaboration or leadership
Human capital management
In addition, it would be to your advantage to possess excellent organizational and communication skills, grant/proposal writing experience, and government/community relations experience.
Completely answer required questions.
Write an essay (no more than 2 page double-spaced and in a 12pt. font in a PDF format) that address your perspective on the quote below, and then describe your personal development path and how it relates to becoming a senior executive or volunteer leader in the UL Movement. ” It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared” – Whitney M. Young Jr.
Video Submission
Your video should not exceed a maximum of three minutes. If your video is more than 5G, please upload a link to the video.
Formal editing is not allowed. You may create your video via cell phone, computer or tablet. Regardless of the mode you choose, your video must be presented in a landscape format.
When answering the questions, please physically appear in the video and do not include any group images in your video.
The following video formats will be accepted: WMV, MOV, MP4, FLV, MPEG, MPG
All 4 questions below must be answered within your video submission. (We suggest practicing your answers before recording).
Question 1: Why do you want to be part of the Emerging Leaders Program and what do you hope to get out of participating in the program?
Question 2: Describe your present duties, responsibilities and future aspiration in the non-profit sector or at the Urban League.
Question 3: tell us something about the Urban league that you would like to contribute to or be a part of, and why?
Question 4: In what ways do you believe that this program can be most useful for you
Two Letters of recommendation
Make certain both your letters of recommendations are from individuals who can speak to your specific accomplishments and experiences. They should have knowledge of how your leadership abilities relate to the non-profits sector. One letter should be from an UL CEO (preferred), an UL Senior Affiliate or Emerging Leader Alum
Your letters must both be in PDF format and submitted online
Resume – in PDF format
Signature – You will have to electronically sign the application to ensure authenticity.
To Apply: Submit the following by clicking the link:
