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Carli Brosseau
@carlibrosseau
Investigative reporter @newsobserver. Past: @ProPublica Local Reporting Network, @Oregonian, @TucsonStar. @UNC alumna. Lover of Flora and flora. On Signal.
May 20, 2021 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Back in Alamance County this afternoon. Roughly 30 people have gathered to celebrate NC’s secession from the union 160 years ago. Across the street and down the road many more people have come together to show their opposition. Follow along if you’d like. The counter-protest has been mostly silent, though for a short period, someone was calling out “Black Lives Matter.” A pickup truck with a horn that plays “Dixie” just drove around the traffic circle.
May 20, 2021 • 10 tweets • 9 min read
For the past eight months, @juliawall_ and I have been following the course of the Black Lives Matter movement in Graham, the county seat of Alamance County, NC. The result is Sound Of Judgment, a partnership between @newsobserver and @propublica. newsobserver.com/news/state/nor… The package includes a longform story, a 20-minute documentary and three additional videos, including an interview with Alamance County Sheriff Terry Johnson. We explore the perspectives of #BLM protesters, #Confederate loyalists and law enforcement. propublica.org/article/small-…
Dec 8, 2020 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
THREAD: I’m in Graham, NC, trying to get into court to observe criminal proceedings related to recent #BLM protests. Sheriff’s deputies told me that reporters are not allowed in, only defendants and attorneys. #ncpol 1/ I pointed out that I have a right to a hearing before the courts are closed and asked to speak with a judge. I didn’t get a chance to do that. Instead, a deputy told me that Judge Wilkins said no reporters were allowed. 2/
Oct 31, 2020 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
Earlier today, I attended the “I Am Change” march in Graham, which was supposed to end at the polls. At least a dozen people were arrested, and the crowd was repeatedly pepper sprayed. #ncpol 1/ The event began with a march from Wayman’s Chapel AME Church to Court Square, where a Confederate monument stands in front of the courthouse. Here’s a clip of the march led by Rev. Greg Drumwright, an Alamance County native who has been involved in the BLM movement nationally. 2/
Jun 23, 2020 • 11 tweets • 5 min read
THREAD: @raleighpolice, along with other area law enforcement agencies, launched tear gas and projectiles they have declined to identify at #blacklivesmatter protesters in late May. A @newsobserver journalist was among those hit. 1/ Police also hit Hunter Bradley while he was backing away from officers with his hands up. After a projectile hit him in the chest, he turned around to protect his face. He continued walking away and was shot in the back of the leg. Then he was tackled. 2/