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📢 Happening Today! – NC Courts 101 Webinar

📢 Happening Today! – NC Courts 101 Webinar

The decisions made in North Carolina’s state courts affect every part of our lives—from voting rights to education to public safety. Join us online TONIGHT, August 14, at 6 PM for NC Courts 101 to learn: How our state courts work Why judicial elections matter How you...

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Don’t Forget: Free Legal Information Friday in Greenville!

Don’t Forget: Free Legal Information Friday in Greenville!

📍 August 1, 2025 🕓 4:00 – 7:00 PM 📌 The Office – 804 West 5th Street, Greenville, NC Emancipate NC’s Dedan Waciuri and Attorney Dillon Sharpe will be back in Greenville hosting Free Legal Information Friday—a community-centered event offering practical legal...

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Greenville Free Legal Information Friday

Greenville Free Legal Information Friday

Starting July 25 and again on August 1, 2025, Emancipate NC’s Dedan Waciuri and Attorney Dillon Sharpe will be hosting Free Legal Information Fridays in Greenville! Come connect with us at The Office, 804 West 5th Street, Greenville, NC from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM for free...

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Court Update: Justice for Anthony Drayton

Court Update: Justice for Anthony Drayton

On June 25, 2025, Emancipate NC team members Dillon Sharpe, Dedan Waciuri, and Brandon Scicluna traveled to the Pitt County Courthouse to stand in solidarity with Anthony Drayton, who continues to fight false charges of resisting and assaulting police officers. In...

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We Fight for Free Speech

We Fight for Free Speech

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...

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We Ain’t Going Nowhere

We Ain’t Going Nowhere

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...

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Investing in People, Not Cops, Works!

Investing in People, Not Cops, Works!

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...

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