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.
Don’t Plead to Weed
Protect your rights. Learn what you need to know about illegal weed and legal hemp at our resource site.
Thrive Tribe
We aim to raise awareness around the injustices and unfairness in the foster care system within our communities. Learn about our work.
Report an Encounter
Were you a victim of a police encounter? Report it on Emancipate NC’s Police Encounter Database!
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
Mask Ban Coverage Goes National
Emancipate NC’s Dawn Blagrove was quoted in Harpers Bazaar magazine in an article about Violet Affleck’s advocacy on masking. After the Los Angeles...
On His Way Out, North Carolina Governor Expands Support for People Leaving Prison
Article by Phillip Vance Smith, II, published in Bolts Magazine After I served 14 months in prison for petty crimes, the state of North Carolina...
The Lynching of Sonya Massey
Commentary by Dedan Waciuri “Afro-Americans are more sinned against than sinning” ~ Ida B Wells “A woman was lynched today” is what the headlines...
Family Regulation System Under Investigation
This year, after mounting pressure from activists, the N.C. Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is investigating civil rights...
Watch What They DO, Not What They Say
Commentary by Dawn Blagrove When people who actually care about free and fair elections called the wave of election law changes in North Carolina...
Pardoning Low-Level Marijuana Charges
Dawn Blagrove commented on Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s decision to pardon more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions: “It’s also common sense,”...
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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.