by operations | Jan 29, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
The racism and hatred that fueled the Wilmington Massacre of 1898 remains powerful in the State of North Carolina. Today, we see an example of white rage in the Republican judicial candidate, Jefferson Griffin, who lost his election for the state Supreme Court....
by operations | Jan 29, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Dawn Blagrove traveled to Wilmington, NC this week to join a Town Hall for Black citizens to voice their concerns in the current political moment and turn hope into action. The forum was hosted by the NAACP of New Hanover County, the National Black Leadership Caucus,...
by operations | Jan 15, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
Two Emancipate NC clients, represented by Ian Mance, with the investigation assistance of Margaux Lander, had their Life Without Parole sentences commuted by Governor Roy Cooper. Brian Fuller and Dwight Jordan are now eligible to apply for parole. Look for more...
by operations | Jan 15, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC’s client, Phillip Vance Smith, II, is an incarcerated journalist. He wrote an article about North Carolina’s new compassionate release law that impacts people incarcerated in state prisons. “One doctor said I got two-to-four years left...
by operations | Jan 15, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
According to Indy Week, 80 schools in Wake County, including some elementary schools, all middle schools, and nearly every high school, are employing School Resource Officers (SROs). Emancipate NC’s Elizabeth Simpson expresses concern about the punitive...
