by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Elizabeth Simpson, Strategic Director for Emancipate NC, recently authored an op-ed published in the News & Observer making the case against allowing police to use the odor of marijuana as justification for searches. She writes: “The N.C. Supreme Court should hold...
by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
On September 22, 2025, Attorney Dillon Sharpe appeared in Durham County District Court with one of our clients facing serious charges—Felony Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Misdemeanor Failure to Disperse, and Misdemeanor Resisting a Public Officer—stemming from...
by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored our event and purchased tickets. We have raised over $25,000 so far and have just under $10,000 to go. Can you help us reach our goal? Buy tickets, sponsor the event, and spread the word. We can’t wait to see you...
by operations | Sep 18, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Events
We can’t wait to see you on September 27th at 6 p.m. at 1809 Chapel Hill Rd, Durham, NC, for our 50 Years of Resistance, 50 Years of Resilience celebration. Last week, we shared the first piece of art that will be featured in our silent auction. This week, we’re...
by operations | Sep 10, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
by Emancipate NC Organizer Dedan Waciuri Introduction: A Local Assault with Global Meaning In Greenville, North Carolina, Anthony Drayton was brutally assaulted by Greenville Police inside a local McDonald’s. To the casual observer, this may appear as just another...
