by operations | Sep 18, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
As a member of the Black Policy Institute 2023 cohort, Dawn Blagrove attended a Congressional Black Caucus reception hosted by Black Futures Lab, outlining a policy roadmap to improve economic opportunities for our Black communities. Dawn is pictured above with...
by operations | Sep 18, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
First released as a single 60-years ago this December, soul singer Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come” is perhaps the most celebrated and enduring piece of art to emerge from the American Civil Rights Movement. Lesser known, however, is that Cooke wrote the first...
by operations | Sep 18, 2024 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Emancipate NC co-hosted with Operation Stop CPS the Community Conversations Townhall last week. We all shared a vigil for children who have been taken by the Durham Department of Social Services and who remain separated from their families. The town hall brought...
by operations | Sep 18, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Propelled by their summer 2024 reading theme, “Strong Voices: Empowering Student Citizenship,” Meredith College promotes civic engagement throughout the fall semester with events and activities. On September 19, at 7 p.m. in Jones Auditorium, Dawn Blagrove presented...
by operations | Sep 18, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC & Durham Beyond Policing are teaming up to support people serving pretrial time in the Durham County Jail with the Paper for the People campaign. We have a goal to raise $25k by December 15th, 2024. In the spirit of the winter holidays, the...