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More Secrecy in the Durham Courthouse
In late February, the Durham County courthouse issued a new rule to prohibit anyone involved in an abuse/neglect/dependency proceeding, including parents, from discussing their cases with anyone else. This gag rule violates the First Amendment. The rule comes as...
Press Conference: Lawsuit Filed for Darryl Williams
On Monday, March 18th, the family of Darryl Tyree Williams announced their lawsuit against the City of Raleigh for wrongful death, unlawful detention, and unlawful tasing. The $25 million federal lawsuit was filed by Emancipate NC and civil rights attorney Ben Crump,...
Magistrate recommends denying Police Department’s 12b6 motion in Alamance
On November 14, 2019, civil rights supporters attended a demonstration in Graham, North Carolina, organized by Never Again Action, to protest agreements made between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement to make it easier to deport...
Report from Greenville
Emancipate NC’s Dedan Waciuri continues to organize around issues of structural racism in Greenville, NC. Alongside Dedan in Greenville are three Emancipate NC Justice League Fellows: Snoop Thomas, Askari Wawatu, and Brian Tremble. Dedan’s team has...
VoteRiders 2024
Emancipate NC’s Kerwin Pittman has been working in partnership with VoteRiders, a non-partisan, non-profit organization with a mission to ensure that all citizens can exercise their freedom to vote. VoteRiders informs and helps citizens secure their...
Have a HEART Raleigh … and Fayetteville
On Monday, Jaelyn Miller answered the invitation of the Fayetteville City Council to present the framework of Alternative Crisis Response, why this program works to save lives and save resources, and why everyone supports the...
To Be Invisible Screenings 2024
This Black History Month, please donate to help the new short documentary To Be Invisible by Myah Overstreet, Noah McMillan, and William Jenkins. Your contribution will help indie Black filmmakers host community screenings around the...
Tune In! Dawn on Audio Nugget podcast
Tune into the Audio Nugget’s podcast episode Loyalty to Truth episode with Dawn Blagrove. Dawn talks about her childhood and her path to Black activism. “I was raised in a home where Black people were the center of the universe and that my...
Report Back! The Emancipated CLE: 2024
The second annual Emancipate NC continuing legal education conference was a huge success. With a great turnout local activists, lawyers, and law students came together on three main panel topics. In the first panel with Jaelyn Miller, Bex Kolins, Quisha Mallette, and...
Solidarity with People in the Durham Jail
On February 8th, community members and organizers gathered at the Duke Memorial United Methodist Church in solidarity with prisoners enduring unjust conditions at the Durham County Jail. The center of the event was a life-size replica of a solitary confinement...
Black Mothers March 2024
Join us and our Durham allies at Operation Stop CPS this Mother’s Day, May 12th, in Washington, D.C., for the Black Mothers March on the White House. The Black Mothers March on the White House is a coalition of Black-led organizations that have...
Ensuring Justice
Join us on March 4th, from 6:00-7:30 pm, for the Ensuring Justice: Navigating the Path to Police Accountability panel sponsored by the Wilson Center for Science and Justice at Duke Law, Emancipate NC, National Lawyers Guild Duke Chapter, and...
RPD Draws Oversight from USDOJ
Last April, Emancipate NC wrote a letter to the United States Department of Justice, asking the Civil Rights Division to investigate and correct the unconstitutional policing practices of the Raleigh Police Department. We drew attention to police murders of...
It’s Time for Bold Senate Action
Emancipate NC joined Court Accountability and United For Democracy by signing a letter calling the Senate to launch a full-scale investigation and a comprehensive anti-corruption bill to curb unethical conduct by federal judges. The American people...
State Courts 101 Webinar
Judicial races, ranging from the District Courts to the State Supreme Court, play a crucial role in upholding democracy and protecting our rights. However, many of us find it challenging to comprehend the daily duties of judges and how their verdicts can affect our...