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.

Don’t Plead to Weed
Protect your rights. Learn what you need to know about illegal weed and legal hemp at our resource site.

Carolina Parent Defenders
Our sister organization was founded by Toia and Elizabeth, a directly-impacted mom and her lawyer. CPD defends parents against involuntary separation from their kids.

Report an Encounter
Were you a victim of a police encounter? Report it on Emancipate NC’s Police Encounter Database!

Raleigh HEART
Get involved in the community-driven initiative to decrease the number of armed police encounters with community members experiencing mental health crises.
Latest News and Updates
Vote for Us!
Emancipate NC has been nominated for INDY WEEK’s “Best Local Activist Group” in Raleigh! We’re honored to be recognized...
Stop the Coup
Emancipate NC is proud to co-sponsor the Stop The Coup Rally: “By Any Means Necessary” on March 29 in Wilmington, NC—the...
DEI BLSA Campbell Law School Event
“Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” efforts are under attack. Don’t be misled! The fight against DEI is more than rhetoric—it’s a direct...
News Observer Features Emancipate’s Protest Defense Work
Laura Saavedra Forero, a senior at UNC-Chapel Hill and a well-known campus activist, participated in a constitutionally...
The Fight to Remove Monuments to the Confederacy
The fight to remove a racist Confederate monument—the one dedicated to “Our Faithful Slaves”—continues in Columbia (Tyrrell County), North Carolina....
Stop the SAVE Act!
Congressional Republicans are advancing a bill that would impose strict new voter registration requirements, including a mandate for registrants to...
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Through community education and mobilization, we work to dismantle structural racism and mass incarceration in North Carolina. Your gift today helps us fight for a just future.