by operations | Oct 29, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Join Emancipate NC and the Amani Collective for a free screening of Judas and the Black Messiah, followed by a panel discussion exploring the film’s themes. Friday, October 30, 2026 | 4:00 p.m. Amani Collective Community Center 1100 Ward Street, Greenville, NC...
by operations | Oct 29, 2026 | Emancipate NC News
Access to books is a fundamental part of learning, personal growth, and intellectual freedom. Yet incarcerated people face significant barriers to obtaining reading materials, as highlighted in a recent Book Riot report on prison censorship. Emancipate NC is proud to...
by operations | Oct 29, 2026 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC celebrates Emancipate NC Director of Programs and longtime advocate Kerwin Pittman, whose journey from incarceration to receiving Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is a powerful reminder that our past does not define our...
by operations | Oct 29, 2026 | Emancipate NC News
North Carolina’s restrictions on wearing face coverings in public are raising concerns about free speech, privacy, and the right to protest. In a recent Daily Tar Heel article, Emancipate NC Staff Attorney Jaelyn Miller explains how mask bans and expanding...
by operations | Oct 15, 2026 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC’s Kerwin Pittman recently shared a powerful moment in his journey toward transforming the criminal legal system: a conversation with renowned civil rights attorney and Just Mercy author Bryan Stevenson. For Kerwin, who first read Just Mercy while...
by operations | Oct 15, 2026 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Phillip Vance Smith II recently shared new work published in Narratively “In Prison, I Finally Shared the Story That Had Haunted Me for Years”. Phill writes: “This is the first time that my creative nonfiction has been published by such a prestigious...
