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 Statement on the Insurrection of the U.S. Capitol
Digesting what happened to America yesterday will take time. We do not profess to have fully processed, but as we work through unpacking the...
We Are Living Abolition
Hi Friends, We are truly in our feelings at Emancipate NC at the end of 2020. We’ve had a year that is full of heartbreak. And also full of love. We...
Court Appoints Special Master in Ongoing Prison COVID Litigation
We finally have some good news on the prison COVID litigation. On Friday, December 4, 2020, after a hearing in Wake County Superior Court, Judge...
Good White Folks: Get Your Damn People
(My Experience In Advocacy & Why Most White People Today Don’t Believe They Are Racist) by Amanda Anderson, Justice League Fellow The police...
Emancipate NC Files Amicus Brief Asserting Racial Bias in Jury Selection is Beyond Dispute
Racism is a scourge on North Carolina’s criminal legal system. It renders the system fundamentally unfair at every single step. From decisions about...
Problems with Policing in Winston-Salem: An Eye Witness Account
By Veronica Bitting, Justice League Fellow When Justice League Fellow Veronica Bitting witnessed police harassing members of her community, she...
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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.