Dismantling Structural Racism and Mass Incarceration Across North Carolina
Through community education, narrative shift, and mobilization, Emancipate NC supports North Carolina’s people as they free themselves from mass incarceration and structural racism.
Latest News and Updates
Emancipate NC Supports Elizabeth City
On April 21, Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. Since that date, Emancipate NC staff members, Board, and Justice...
Emancipate NC Sues Cops On Behalf of Ms. Bottom
In May 2019, a 68-year-old Black woman named Stephanie Bottom was pulled over by officers from the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and the Salisbury...
End Juvenile Life Without Parole
On May 6, Emancipate NC filed an amicus curiae brief in the North Carolina Supreme Court in support of Darrell Tristan Anderson, a Black man who was...
The Verdict Is In
Photo credit: bgrocker / Shutterstock.com The verdict is in. The criminal justice system worked to hold one man accountable for the heartless murder...
Tablets With Legal Resources Coming to NC Prisons
Emancipate NC Community Organizer Kerwin Pittman is the justice-impacted member of the Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice (TREC)...
“Who’s Next?”: Another Heartbreaking Week For Black Lives
The following is a re-print of a piece by Joel Brown for ABC 11, published on April 13, 2021, featuring Emancipate NC staff Kerwin Pittman and Dawn...
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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 better, more equitable tomorrow.