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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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Justice League Fellow On NFL Social Media For Activism
Jatoia Potts is a 2022 Emancipate NC Justice League Fellow. Jatoia first met the Emancipate NC team in December 2019, after she was released...
Emancipate NC Stands In Solidarity with the Family and Community of Daniel Turcios
Image courtesy of WUNC and Jason DeBruyn. It depicts Kerwin Pittman addressing reporters, as Dawn Blagrove and Ivan Almonte comfort Rosa Jerez, the...
Calling Incarcerated Artists!
Image depicts artwork by Emancipate NC client, Ashlee Inscoe. Calling all incarcerated artists! Inspired by the creativity and resilience of our...
Emancipate NC Prepares Petition to Release DPD Body Cam
Image depicts Dawn Blagrove with William and Kim Smith at the Durham Police Department awaiting release of body camera footage. Emancipate...
Emancipate NC Raises a Billboard in Elizabeth City
Image depicts Kerwin Pittman underneath a new billboard in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, dedicated to the life and memory of Andrew Brown, Jr....
Dawn Blagrove Argues at NC Supreme Court
As previously reported, Executive Director Dawn Blagrove was invited to give oral argument in a Juvenile Life-without-Parole case at the...
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