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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Don’t Plead to Weed

Protect your rights. Learn what you need to know about illegal weed and legal hemp at our resource site.

Dawn Blagrove, a Black woman in a red dress, stands smiling at a podium at the NC CRED symposium

Thrive Tribe

We aim to raise awareness around the injustices and unfairness in the foster care system within our communities. Learn about our work.

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Report an Encounter

Were you a victim of a police encounter? Report it on Emancipate NC’s Police Encounter Database!

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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

What is True Safety?

What is True Safety?

Philip Vance Smith II, an incarcerated Emancipate NC client, wrote about prison overcrowding in North Carolina in the Huffington Post,...

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Verses From Within

Verses From Within

Come out to the Verses from Within: Artistic Resilience on Death Row from Creativity to Commutation event on April 21, 2024, from...

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Community Conversations

Community Conversations

On April 11, Raleigh PACT, SOS Agency, and Emancipate NC co-sponsored a Community Conversation on Modern Day Lynching. Dr. Kimberly Muktarian shared...

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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.