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Dawn on HBCU’s Think Tank Panel
Dawn Blagrove was on HBCU's Think Tank panel, revealing what is at stake in the upcoming 2024 election. The HBCU Think Tank is a collaborative space created to unite North Carolina HBCU students. Throughout the duration of the event, we will educate & train...
Virtual Call to Action: Election 2024 GOTV Countdown Kickoff
On Jul 26, 2024, 100 days before election day, North Carolina Black Alliance and statewide organizations convened around the urgent need to mobilize for the upcoming 2024 election. North Carolina will be ground zero for Black voter turnout in the upcoming...
Officer Twiddy Makes Racist Remarks
Raleigh Police Officer Daniel Clay Twiddy is facing criticism for making offensive statements about Juneteenth (the federal holiday commemorating the Union troops enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas, ending slavery for people there.) Twiddy...
Freedom in the Park
Welcome to Freedom In the Park! Join us for a day of fun and celebration at Forest Hills Park in Durham. Get ready for music, delicious food, exciting games, and more! Cookout vibes! So please bring your friends and family for a fantastic time outdoors and come...
Mask Ban Coverage Goes National
Emancipate NC’s Dawn Blagrove was quoted in Harpers Bazaar magazine in an article about Violet Affleck’s advocacy on masking. After the Los Angeles mayor proposed a prohibition on masking at political demonstrations, Violet Affleck, daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben...
On His Way Out, North Carolina Governor Expands Support for People Leaving Prison
Article by Phillip Vance Smith, II, published in Bolts Magazine After I served 14 months in prison for petty crimes, the state of North Carolina released me into homelessness on Dec. 30, 2000 with only the prison clothes on my back, a paper identification card, and...
The Lynching of Sonya Massey
Commentary by Dedan Waciuri “Afro-Americans are more sinned against than sinning” ~ Ida B Wells “A woman was lynched today” is what the headlines would have read if Ida B. Wells was still around to articulate the current lynching of Sonya Massey, whose life was...
Family Regulation System Under Investigation
This year, after mounting pressure from activists, the N.C. Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights is investigating civil rights violations in the family regulation system. Alongside coalition partners, Emancipate NC’s Margaux...
Watch What They DO, Not What They Say
Commentary by Dawn Blagrove When people who actually care about free and fair elections called the wave of election law changes in North Carolina voter suppression, conservatives and election deniers clutched their proverbial pearls and cried that they were being...
Pardoning Low-Level Marijuana Charges
Dawn Blagrove commented on Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s decision to pardon more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions: “It’s also common sense,” Blagrove told NC Newsline this week. “It’s time that we really allow our laws to catch up with the morals and values of...
Raise the Age Press Coverage
HB 834’s veto by Governor Cooper is extremely concerning legislation that would automatically transfer 16-and-17-year-olds charged with felony cases to be tried in adult court rather than the juvenile system. Dawn Blagrove was quoted by 11 Eyewitness News: "Having...
Reproductive Rights Rally
Emancipate NC joined NC Now and ERA-NC Alliance on Monday 24th for the Dreadful Dobbs Decision Day Rally, commemorating the 2nd anniversary of the deadly Dobbs v Jackson Supreme Court Decision which undid the Roe v Wade decision that safeguarded the right to safe and...
Last Chance to Come to the Community Forum: Family Regulation System
Join us for a Community Forum for people impacted by the family regulation system. On Thursday, June 27th from 6-8 pm EST, the North Carolina Advisory Committee for the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has scheduled a forum to hear from impacted individuals regarding...
Apply to be a Justice League Fellow
Emancipate NC mobilizes and trains youth and other justice-impacted people in a fellowship program called the Justice League. We are currently seeking nominations of formerly incarcerated people, justice-impacted people, and youth who have been impacted by...
Organizing Makes It Happen!
A year and a half ago, Emancipate NC started the Raleigh HEART Coalition to organize the community to bring an Alternative Response Program to Raleigh. Last night, Raleigh city staff presented the FY 2025 Budget Recommendations. Here is what the Coalition...