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.
Thrive Tribe
We aim to raise awareness around the injustices and unfairness in the foster care system within our communities. Learn about our work.
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
Continuing the Fight for Paden and La’Dainian
Children are children! They do not belong in adult court, facing trumped up felony charges. Yet the Gaston County DA continues to persecute Paden...
Raleigh HEART Campaign Receives New Blood!
Emancipate NC is proud to announce that the Raleigh H.E.A.R.T. Coalition is one step closer to making an alternative crisis unit in Raleigh a...
Supreme Court of North Carolina Rules in Long-Running Racial Profiling Case
Art by Dawn Blagrove On September 1, the Supreme Court of North Carolina issued its ruling in State v. Jeremy Johnson, a case which considered the...
Register Now! Inaugural Family Defense Conference
On October 29, Emancipate NC is proud to co-sponsor, along with Duke Law School, UNC Law School, and North Carolina Central Law School, a national...
Emancipate NC Goes BLACK TO THE FUTURE!
The Black Futures Lab kicks off its fourth year with its newest cohort of public policy institute fellows. This impressive group spans six states,...
Report from Poetic Justice 2023
Team Emancipate enjoyed a beautiful afternoon of poetry, food, and community on September 9, listening to poems from Hausson Byrd, K.y.d Kazi,...
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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.