by operations | Jul 9, 2026 | Emancipate NC News
A recent Carolina Public Press article on North Carolina’s latest voting rights battles closes with a powerful message from Emancipate NC Executive Director Dawn Blagrove: “Why are we seeing this? … Because they are afraid. Why? Because we are...
by operations | Jul 9, 2026 | Emancipate NC News
In our last newsletter, we shared that on June 16, 2026, Meta Platforms permanently disabled the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Durham-based drag performer, artist, and advocate Naomi Dix and her business, Club ERA, a popular queer nightclub in Durham County,...
by Elizabeth Simpson | Jun 24, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Uncategorized
On June 16, 2026, without any coherent basis, reason, explanation, or process, Meta Platforms permanently disabled the Facebook and Instagram accounts of Durham-based drag performer/artist and advocate, Naomi Dix, and her lawful business entity, Club Era, a popular...
by operations | Jun 18, 2026 | Emancipate NC News
We encourage you to read a compelling piece by Ashlee Inscoe, published in Scalawag Magazine, that offers a deeply personal perspective on identity, incarceration, and the realities faced by intersex and transgender people in prison. In Blurring the Binary: The...
by operations | Jun 18, 2026 | Emancipate NC News
On June 16, Emancipate NC Executive Director Dawn Blagrove joined advocates and community leaders at the North Carolina General Assembly to oppose legislation that would make voting more difficult for North Carolinians. Speaking forcefully against efforts to restrict...
by operations | Jun 18, 2026 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
By Johna T. Speller Emancipate NC Intern The concept of second chances is widely celebrated in our society, yet in the American criminal justice system, it remains a luxury dictated by race. When students fail an assignment, teachers offer make-up opportunities;...
