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
Call for Continued Support for Raleigh CARES
In our last update on June 19th, we shared exciting progress on the CARES Alternative Response Program—a community-led effort to ensure mental...
RREPS Launches Second Mobile Crisis Response Unit to Support Reentry Across NC
We’re thrilled to share that on July 2nd, Emancipate NC’s Kerwin Pittman and the Recidivism Reduction Education Program Services (RREPS) unveiled...
Toia Potts Speaks at Ujima Collective Think Tank
Emancipate NC Organizer Toia Potts was honored to speak during the Opening Fireside Chat at the Ujima Collective Think Tank Convening, hosted by the...
Emancipate NC Seeks Justice for Anthony Drayton
Watch virtual press conference→ On June 28, 2025, Emancipate NC Organizer Dedan Waciuri and Attorney Dillon Sharpe held a virtual press conference...
The Attack on Anthony Drayton: Join Us in the Fight for Justice
Join Emancipate NC in Greenville, North Carolina, on June 23, 2025, for a press conference in support of Anthony Drayton, who was violently...
Victory for Transparency: Court Orders Full Release of NCCU Protest Bodycam Footage
On June 10, 2025, Emancipate NC Attorney Dillon Sharpe, alongside Attorney Dominique Erney of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, appeared in...
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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.