by operations | Dec 4, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
In a recent Assembly investigation, “The Lawyers Who Kept Screwing Up,” Emancipate NC’s Strategic Director and Attorney Elizabeth Simpson offered an unflinching assessment of the persistent errors and dysfunction within a division of the North Carolina Department of...
by operations | Dec 4, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
“Bent, But Not Broken” | Acrylic on repurposed canvas | 20×20 A quick note from our Executive Director, Dawn Blagrove: 2025 has been a gut punch. Tired, overwhelmed, underappreciated, beat down, back against the wall. Despite the fear, the weariness, the...
by operations | Nov 20, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
On Saturday, November 8, Executive Director Dawn Blagrove joined advocates, organizers, and community leaders at this year’s North Carolina NOW Conference, themed “Resisting the Rollbacks NOW!” The full-day event (9:00 AM–4:00 PM) focused on confronting policies that...
by operations | Nov 20, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
On November 15, 2025, Executive Director Dawn Blagrove joined Black women attorneys from across North Carolina for Rooted and Radiant: The Wonder of Us—a powerful gathering in Raleigh celebrating the brilliance, resilience, and collective strength of Black women in...
by operations | Nov 20, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC Organizer Toia Potts and Strategic Director Elizabeth Simpson recently represented the organization at the Blueprint/Southern Vision Alliance Convening in Asheville, NC. The gathering brought together allies, partners, and funders from across the...
