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Listen: Phillip Vance Smith II on the Black Light Mass Incarceration Show
This recent conversation between host Cierra Cobb and guest Phillip Smith ranges from finding and transforming oneself to restorative justice and policy change. Phil’s own life story ties these various subjects together. Over the course of his 22...
Emancipate NC Wins UNC Law Pro Bono Publico Award
Photo credit: Dillon Davis This year, Emancipate NC was nominated and selected for the Community Partner of the Year Pro Bono Publico Award at UNC Law School. This award recognizes the pro bono contributions of a partnering organization that has created...
Join Us: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on Solitary Confinement
On April 21, 6:00 - 7:30pm, at the Duke University Divinity School, join Emancipate’s Elizabeth Simpson for State-Sponsored Torture: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on Solitary Confinement. The event will feature Elizabeth along with an excellent slate of...
Dawn Speaks on Moving Forward Together for Women’s History Month
Art by Dawn Blagrove In today’s political conditions, North Carolina’s women face myriad issues. At their Moving Forward Together event, Wake Dems convened three speakers for Women’s History Month to share about their experience and work confronting these issues in...
“We Keep Us Safe’ Personified” — Kerwin Speaks on Durham’s HEART Program
Durham Beyond Policing and the Have a Heart coalition have been leading the fight for an expanded, fully-funded Holistic Empathetic Assistance Response Team (HEART) in Durham’s city budget this year. Before the city’s public budget hearing this month, the campaign...
Letter to Edenton Town Council: Protest Ordinance Violates First Amendment
The Move the Monument Coalition Edenton-Chowan and Emancipate NC have been fighting for over a year to have the town of Edenton take down its Confederate monument once and for all. Members of the coalition protest weekly in front of the monument to name the harm...
Join Us for the Undue Harm Symposium on Undoing the Legacy of Confederate Monuments
On April 13, 10:00am - 4:00pm, at Shaw University, come and learn why Confederate monuments are not harmless relics of the past. Emancipate NC is co-sponsoring this symposium with the NC Commission on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System (NC...
Dawn Blagrove and Ben Crump Call for Justice for Shanquella Robinson
Image source: ABC 11 News In a recent press conference at Livingstone College in Salisbury, NC, national civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Team Emancipate’s Dawn Blagrove demanded the federal government seek justice without delay for Shanquella Robinson, a...
Jaelyn Miller Helps Lead Know Your Rights Training Under HB 40
Last weekend, Emancipate’s Jaelyn Miller joined up with the Ready the Ground Training Team (RGTT) to share how those demanding justice and liberation in the streets can navigate the upcoming period of increased state repression against protestors. RGTT strengthens...
Governor Cooper, You Must Veto HB 40.
Image from Planned Parenthood South Atlantic NC House Bill 40 is designed to silence the voice of the people. And it’s not the first time we’ve seen something like it. North Carolina Republicans first introduced anti-protest legislation in 2021 following the previous...
Durham Residents: Sign the Petition to Expand HEART!
To realize a world free of police violence, we need to invest in alternatives to police. Durham residents have the opportunity to do so this year — if their city council approves the funding. If you are a resident of Durham, NC, sign this petition now to expand the...
You’re Invited: Social Justice and Racial Equity Institute Launch Gala
The North Carolina Central University’s new Social Justice and Racial Equity Institute (SJREI) is hosting a gala and you’re invited! This celebratory event to launch the Institute will bring together community members and social justice advocates who are committed to...
“Female Locked Up In Male Prison” — Catch the Latest from the Black Light Podcast
Ashlee Inscoe has long identified as female, despite people trying to gender her as male since childhood. The State of North Carolina has been no different. Ashlee is incarcerated and intersex. Even having now received gender-affirming surgery, the Department of...
Dawn at CLE on Race, Self-Defense and Law Enforcement
It’s not too late to register to join the North Carolina Advocates for Justice CLE on defense of self and others. In-person and virtual registration for the event tomorrow, Friday, March 17, in Raleigh is available for those interested in learning about the latest...
DSS Forced To Re-Prioritize Kinship Care for Disabled Kids
Image: DSS Board Chair and Durham County Commissioner Wendy Jacobs during Monday's commission meeting At the Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting this past Monday, DSS Assistant Director of Child & Family Services Jovetta Whitfield presented a new...