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Community Conversation: Policing, race, equality

Policing, race and equality. Religious, education, business and law enforcement leaders answer your questions.

Posted 2020-06-18T14:36:03+00:00 - Updated 2020-06-18T23:00:10+00:00

Only on WRAL: Community Conversation - Policing, race and equality.

Policing, race and equality. Religious, education, business and law enforcement leaders answer your questions.

Tru Pettigrew, community advocate, Cary-based speaker and founder of Tru Access moderates an in-depth community conversation, you will see only on WRAL.

ON THE PANEL

Pastor Angela Pleasants, District Superintendent of Catawba Valley District of The United Methodist Church & Chaplain of Mt. Holly, NC PD.

Pastor Angela Pleasants, district superintendent of Catawba Valley District of The United Methodist Church and chaplain of Mt. Holly police department.

Chief David Hess, Roxboro PD and President of the NCACP (NC Association of Chiefs of Police)

Roxboro Chief of Police David Hess, president of the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police

Elijah King, incoming Political Science Student at UNC-Greensboro. King is involved in multiple social justice and community initiatives, including the Durham Neighbors Free Lunch Initiative, serving over 200 meals to those in need. He and a group of youth organizers are currently organizing around the removal and replacement of Student Resource Officers in schools.

Elijah King, political science student at UNC-Greensboro. King is involved in multiple social justice and community initiatives, including the Durham Neighbors Free Lunch Initiative, serving over 200 meals to those in need. He and a group of youth organizers are currently organizing around the removal and replacement of student resource officers in schools.