by Mandie Sellars | Apr 2, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
I am sitting here, working from home, listening to the buzz of my full house. During this pandemic, I find this bustle immeasurably comforting, but it also reminds me that there are mothers in my state who do not have full houses because they have a child in a North...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 30, 2020 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC is partnering with Forward Justice for virtual action on Twitter. It’s time to turn up the pressure on Governor Cooper. Today at 3pm EST we’re calling on him to act NOW. Use the Twitter Storm toolkit below to take action! Topic:...
by Mandie Sellars | Mar 24, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
This week, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, Emancipate NC’s advocacy work has been thrust into a virtual mode. We have come together in Zoom meetings and conference calls with allies in all parts of the state to make strong demands to our officials to keep our...
by Mandie Sellars | Feb 25, 2020 | Emancipate NC News
by Nicki Faircloth, Women AdvaNCe Women AdvaNCe has named Dawn Blagrove, the Executive Director of Emancipate NC as a Woman to Watch! Dawn is an attorney and attended Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) and North Carolina Central School of Law (woot...
by Mandie Sellars | Feb 7, 2020 | Emancipate NC News, Mass Incarceration
On Thursday, January 23, 2020, over 100 residents gathered at Wilson Community College to learn more about the school to prison pipeline in Wilson County, including strategies for better supporting youth of color. The event was entitled “Juvenile Injustice: Pathways...
by Mandie Sellars | Jan 22, 2020 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
At Emancipate NC, we are thrilled to announce that our Executive Director, Dawn Blagrove, has received the 2020 King Leader Award from the Triangle Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee. Below is her winning personal essay, reflecting on how we must, as Dr. Martin Luther...
