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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.
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Latest News and Updates
Team Emancipate Meets with USDOJ About Raleigh Police
On Wednesday, Team Emancipate met with attorneys from the Civil Rights Section of the United States Department of Justice. USDOJ agreed to meet with...
More Witnesses Speak Out about the Harms of Durham DSS
When Mrs. Priscilla Smith shared the story of how the Durham Department of Social Services (DSS) mistreated her family, it inspired several others...
Support LGBTQ+ Rights at Drag Trivia
Please support our friends at the Pauli Murray Bar Association by attending a drag trivia event next month. They stepped up to host it after the...
Dawn Pens Op-Ed for Mental Health Awareness Month
Emancipate NC Executive Director Dawn Blagrove writes an urgent call for action in Raleigh this Mental Health Awareness Month: Helplessness. Fear....
Grandmother of Disabled Baby Institutionalized by DSS Returns to Durham to Call for Change
Image credit: WRAL News The harm inflicted on Priscilla Smith’s family by the Durham Department of Social Services was so excruciating that she...
Emancipate NC & Ben Crump Renew Call for Justice for Darryl Williams
Image credit: ABC 11 News Last Friday, after meeting with Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman, national civil rights attorney Ben Crump...
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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.