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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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Raleigh Police Must Adopt A Guardian Mentality
Art by Dawn Blagrove Emancipate NC reported last month that as a result of consistent pressure from the community about its repeat incidents of...
Progress in Wilson County
For the past three years, Emancipate NC has partnered with the Vera Institute of Justice, the NAACP of Wilson County, and CAPE, to transform Wilson...
The Story of Tiffany Marion: Part I
By Kyla Holton Racial discrimination and implicit bias in the plea bargaining process plagues our criminal justice system. Plea bargains are legal...
What’s next?
By Elizabeth Simpson On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the decision protecting the right to abortion, effectively canceling the...
Poetic Justice Evolves
Please save the date for an event on July 30, 2022, from 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at Margaret Lane Art Gallery in Hillsborough, NC. Emancipate NC will...
The End of De Facto Life For Juveniles
Legal Analysis by Maren Hurley Important takeaways: North Carolina’s constitution is more expansive than the federal constitution; juvenile...
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Through community education and mobilization, we work to dismantle structural racism and mass incarceration in North Carolina. We are also home to the Freedom Fighter Bond Fund that provides bond money and legal defense costs for activists facing arrest and legal jeopardy for causes related to racial, social, gender, economic, and environmental injustice. Your gift today helps us fight for a just future.