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Dismantling Structural Racism and Mass Incarceration Across North Carolina
Through community education, narrative shift, and litigation, Emancipate NC supports North Carolina’s people as they free themselves from mass incarceration and structural racism.
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Emancipate NC Debates Police Reform
Emancipate NC’s Kerwin Pittman was featured in a televised debate on police reform at Wake Technical Community College last week. He was...
Emancipate NC Goes to the NC Supreme Court
Earlier this year, Emancipate NC submitted an amicus brief, authored by Dawn Blagrove and Ian Mance, to educate the North...
Lester Kearney’s Family Speaks
Photo depicts Lester Kearney's family, along with Advocate Cierra Cobb, outside of the Warren County Courthouse in October 2021. Lester Kearney is...
Abolish Solitary Confinement Already
Personal commentary by Elizabeth Simpson If it wasn’t heartbreaking, it would be funny. Two weeks ago, the North Carolina Department of Public...
Victory In Alamance County!
Artwork by Dawn Blagrove Last week, we reported that Dawn Blagrove appeared in court in Alamance County to represent two witnesses who had been...
Attorney General Concedes Need for Hearing in Case Tainted by Jury Discrimination
Earlier this year, Emancipate NC published an Open Letter to Josh Stein, North Carolina’s Attorney General, challenging his first-term record on...
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