by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
On September 17, 2025, Attorney Dillon Sharpe filed a Notice of Appeal in Anthony Drayton’s case, moving his misdemeanor conviction for Resisting a Public Officer to Pitt County Superior Court for a jury trial. At the District Court level, the Pitt County DA’s Office...
by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
We are proud to share that Emancipate NC has joined with a broad coalition of organizations to release the Blueprint for a Stronger Democracy. This comprehensive report lays out strategies to strengthen democratic institutions in North Carolina and ensure that every...
by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
Kerwin Pittman, executive director of the nonprofit Recidivism Reduction Educational Program Services and Policy and Program Lead at Emancipate NC, has launched North Carolina’s first Mobile Recidivism Reduction Center. Launched in January, this innovative mobile unit...
by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News, Policing
Elizabeth Simpson, Strategic Director for Emancipate NC, recently authored an op-ed published in the News & Observer making the case against allowing police to use the odor of marijuana as justification for searches. She writes: “The N.C. Supreme Court should hold...
by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
On September 22, 2025, Attorney Dillon Sharpe appeared in Durham County District Court with one of our clients facing serious charges—Felony Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Misdemeanor Failure to Disperse, and Misdemeanor Resisting a Public Officer—stemming from...
by operations | Sep 24, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Thank you so much to everyone who has sponsored our event and purchased tickets. We have raised over $25,000 so far and have just under $10,000 to go. Can you help us reach our goal? Buy tickets, sponsor the event, and spread the word. We can’t wait to see you...
