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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 Releases Report on DSS Reform
For the past year, Emancipate NC team members J Hallen and Elizabeth Simpson have been interviewing stakeholders in the Durham County child welfare...
Black Light Podcast Gains Momentum
Reprinted from CBS 17’s Nick Sturdivant. It’s an idea Cierra Cobb doesn’t take full credit for. “My husband actually came up with the idea of a...
Racial Discrimination in Plea Bargains and the Tiffany Marion Case: Part II
By Kyla Holton As explained in the first part of this series, one of the main unspoken issues within the plea bargaining process is racial...
Ian Mance Testifies on Racial Profiling
Emancipate attorney Ian Mance’s expert testimony against a police officer helped spare the defendant significant jail time. As Ian writes,...
Emancipate NC Shows Up For Greenville Community
On August 31, Greenville Police assaulted and broke the hand of Denisha Rogers during a traffic stop for an alleged expired registration....
Introducing: Black Light Podcast
This week, we drop the first episode of a new podcast addressing issues of racism and mass incarceration, hosted by Cierra Cobb. Black...
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