July 19th 2023.
Maria Watkins, a resident of Alabama and alumna of Clark Atlanta, is making a difference in the lives of Black people across the United States. Through her company, RightThere Corporation, Maria has developed an app called RTC Protech that provides 24/7 call center support to promote personal safety and combat the issue of police misconduct and hate crimes.
"By using technology for personal safety, we can better protect our families and loved ones," Maria said. "RTC Protech is committed to opposing police misconduct and the breakdown of interactions between the public and the police. We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with respect, given the benefit of the doubt, and not assumed guilty based on the color of their skin."
The app is meant to be a partner to law enforcement, assisting officers who practice fair and just policing. To create this groundbreaking software, Maria assembled a team of entrepreneurs, a retired police captain, and a medical technology inventor. This team spent three years perfecting the software, and in 2021 their patent was granted.
Maria explained, "RightThere Corporation has worked extremely hard for the past three years to develop this ground-breaking software. We were thrilled when our company’s valuation was completed this year. This is our soft launch introduction, and RightThere will celebrate its full launch at the completion of its state-of-the-art call center."
The 64-year-old tech CEO believes that the app is one of the many ways she can help her community stay safe. To further this goal, she has also written two e-books—How To Be Safe In America and How To Respond To Police Stops—to provide guidance for navigating the landscape of law enforcement in the United States and to protect citizens from civil rights violations.
Maria Watkins is an exemplary example of how one person can make a difference in the world. Through her hard work and dedication, she has developed an app to help keep Black people safe from police brutality and hate crimes, and provide them with invaluable resources to do so.
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