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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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Latest News and Updates
Emancipate NC Joins First Amendment Lawsuit Against Graham Police
Photo by Julia Wall, The News & Observer Earlier this month, Emancipate NC partnered with a pair of local attorneys to file the latest in a...
Kerwin Returns to the Taskforce for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice
Earlier this week, Emancipate’s Kerwin Pittman accepted his reappointment by Governor Cooper to the NC Taskforce for Racial Equity in...
Duke Law Students Host Roundtable on Child Welfare Reform
Art by Dawn Blagrove Law students at Duke Law School will host a roundtable discussion with Professors Crystal Grant from the Children’s...
Emancipate NC Sues Durham County For Public Record Transparency
Art by Dawn Blagrove In September, Emancipate NC and Thrive Tribe NC released a comprehensive report on the pressing...
Raleigh PD’s Draft De-Escalation Policy Falls Short
Artist unknown During the summer, the Raleigh Police Department (RPD) launched a “listening tour” as part of its announcement that it would be...
Emancipate NC: The CLE Seminar
Emancipate NC is excited to bring you a highly-demanded Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminar to kick off the new year. Sliding scale for...
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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.