Toussaint Romain

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Toussaint Romain is a Public Defender in Charlotte. [1] Romain became a key figure, civil rights leader, and peace-keeper during the protests of the Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in September 2016. [2] Romain was featured on live television several times both for interviews and as a peace-keeper forming a physical barrier between demonstrators and the police on the second night of the protests. [3] Romain is also an adjunct professor of criminal justice and criminology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte campus, where he instructs constitutional law. [4] Currently, Romain serves as the Deputy General Counsel of Appalachian State University. [5]

In 2024, Romain was fired from his role as CEO of a local legal advocacy group after less than two years in the position. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "In white shirt and tie, public defender Toussaint Romain tries to keep the peace". Charlotteobserver.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. Emanuella Grinberg (22 September 2016). "This is the Charlotte public defender in the middle of the protests". Cnn.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. Frazier, Andrea (23 September 2016). "Who Is Toussaint Romain? The Public Defender Is One Of The Heroes Of The Charlotte Protest". Romper.com. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  4. "New learning community designed to support adjunct faculty -". Inside.uncc.edu. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  5. "Deputy General Counsel Toussaint C. Romain -". generalcounsel.appstate.edu. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  6. https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article288147860.html.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. "Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy fires CEO Toussaint Romain". 30 April 2024.