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.
Latest News and Updates
Amicus Support for the NC NAACP and NC Association of Black Lawyers
Last week, Emancipate NC filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the Supreme Court of North Carolina on behalf of the N.C....
Emancipate NC Fights for Body Cams
On July 14, 2021, Dawn Blagrove and Kerwin Pittman went to the North Carolina General Assembly to visit lawmakers and talk about SB 300, the...
Helping Formerly Incarcerated People Become Paralegals
Image depicts Kerwin Pittman underneath a big red hat. Through his nonprofit organization that he founded when he came home from prison, Reducing...
A Transformational Year: 2020-2021
The last 12 months have been a year of transformation for Emancipate NC and for the state, nation, and world as we all grappled with the twin...
Magistrates Must Provide Access to Counsel
Photo depicts Dawn Blagrove and Kathy Greggs embracing outside of the Wake County Detention Center after Kathy was released from custody on June 29,...
Refund Raleigh!
Photo Depicts Summer Intern Jasmin Benas and Executive Director Dawn Blagrove at the Refund Raleigh event. Report on Refund Raleigh event by Intern...
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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.