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Dismantling Structural Racism and Mass Incarceration Across North Carolina
Through community education, narrative shift, and idea incubation, Emancipate NC supports North Carolina’s people as they free themselves from mass incarceration and structural racism.
Join the Justice League
Emancipate NC is mobilizing and training youth and other directly-impacted people in a fellowship program called the Justice League. We are currently seeking nominations of formerly-incarcerated people and youth impacted by incarceration to receive stipends and learn advocacy and organizing skills aimed at emancipating children from detention. Both youth and adults are welcome to apply. Fellows should be available to dedicate 5-10 hours per month on fellowship activities. Financial stipend will be provided.
Latest News and Updates
Deadly Discretion: How Police Departments are Failing to Protect Basic and Fundamental Human Rights
by Noah Mlyn “Deadly Discretion: The Failure of Police Use of Force Policies to Meet Fundamental International Human Rights Law and Standards,”...
The Night Police Officers Almost Killed Me
by Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director I was 16 years old, living in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. I was in the car with my mother, on a dark road, picking my...
Protecting the Right to Protest
Today, Emancipate NC joined with our partners at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the ACLU of North Carolina to protect the...
Why I Believe Change is Actually Gonna Come This Time
by Dawn Blagrove, Executive Director As Sam Cooke sang — a change is gonna come. Never have these words been more true in my lifetime....
A Vision for Schools Without Cops
by Aneesha Tucker, EmancipateNC Intern Dignity in Schools is launching a vision called “Counselors Not Cops: Ending the Regular Presence of Law...
Court Rules that North Carolina State Officials Must Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19
A North Carolina Superior Court judge announced a ruling in favor of plaintiffs today, finding that plaintiffs were likely to win their claim that...
Support Our Work
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 better, more equitable tomorrow.