by operations | Jul 16, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
Commentary by Dillon Sharpe On July 7, 2025, Emancipate NC Attorney Dillon Sharpe successfully defended a client in Mecklenburg County Superior Court who participated in a peaceful pro-Palestine demonstration that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January...
by operations | Jul 16, 2025 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Art Credit Kay Zeiss; Commentary by Krupa Bharodiya Ashanti McClean is 33 years old and has spent over a decade living openly as a trans woman. Before her incarceration, she was already receiving gender-affirming care and has been on hormones for years. She accessed...
by operations | Jul 16, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
Commentary by Dawn Blagrove Investing in people is the answer to so many social Ills. The carceral system, fraught with systemic and institutional racism, only works to perpetuate inequities and economic deficiencies. Emancipate NC and scores of other advocacy...
by operations | Jul 16, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Legislative Updates
Executive Director Dawn Blagrove will speak at this powerful rally on July 21
by operations | Jul 2, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
In our last update on June 19th, we shared exciting progress on the CARES Alternative Response Program—a community-led effort to ensure mental health crises are met with care, not criminalization. There’s been tremendous support for this program—but we must keep...
