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Executive Director Dawn Blagrove Honored

Executive Director Dawn Blagrove Honored

by operations | Sep 3, 2026 | Emancipate NC News

Watch as Executive Director Dawn Blagrove accepts March on Washington Lifetime Legacy Award from The National Black Leadership Caucus Watch now→
Emancipate NC Leaders Elizabeth Simpson and Toia Potts to Present at 2026 National Parent Representation Conference

Emancipate NC Leaders Elizabeth Simpson and Toia Potts to Present at 2026 National Parent Representation Conference

by operations | Sep 3, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation

Emancipate NC is proud to announce that Strategic Director Elizabeth Simpson and Organizer Toia Potts will be presenting at the 2026 National Parent Representation Conference, co-sponsored by the ABA Center on Children and the Law and the National Alliance for Parent...
A Step Forward in Tyrrell County: Challenging Racist Government Speech in Our Public Spaces

A Step Forward in Tyrrell County: Challenging Racist Government Speech in Our Public Spaces

by operations | Sep 3, 2026 | Confederate monuments, Emancipate NC News

By Attorney Jaelyn Miller The Tyrrell County monument was erected in 1902, decades after the Civil War and during the era when white supremacist governments were consolidating power across the South. The monument’s largest text is a massive panel with the...
From Don’t Plead to Weed to Local Decriminalization: Emancipate NC Supports Hate Out of Winston’s Campaign

From Don’t Plead to Weed to Local Decriminalization: Emancipate NC Supports Hate Out of Winston’s Campaign

by operations | Aug 20, 2026 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News

By Attorney Jaelyn Miller  For years, Emancipate NC’s Don’t Plead to Weed campaign has challenged the criminalization of marijuana in North Carolina—and the lasting harm that a marijuana charge can cause to people and families. Now, that work is connecting with a...
Opening Doors to Second Chances: Emancipate NC Joins Community Expungement Clinic

Opening Doors to Second Chances: Emancipate NC Joins Community Expungement Clinic

by operations | Aug 20, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Events

By Attorney Jaelyn MillerA criminal record can create barriers to employment, housing, education, and other opportunities long after a person has completed their sentence. That’s why access to expungement and second-chance resources is so important.Emancipate NC was...
Dawn Blagrove Joins Walk Together, Convening to Discuss Protecting Democracy and Defending the Vote

Dawn Blagrove Joins Walk Together, Convening to Discuss Protecting Democracy and Defending the Vote

by operations | Aug 6, 2026 | Emancipate NC News

Emancipate NC joined movement partners from across the state at the Walk Together: A 2026 Movement Building Convening for Voter Protection, hosted by Forward Justice, North Carolina Asian Americans Together, and the North Carolina Black Alliance on July 23–24, 2026,...
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Recent Posts

  • Emancipate NC Brings “Don’t Plead to Weed” to UNC Law
  • Executive Director Dawn Blagrove Raises Concerns about the Rise of Surveillance in Raleigh
  • Get Trained to Defend Our Communities and Protect Our Elections
  • Are you in North Carolina with a conviction record? Learn your VOTING RIGHTS in just 15 seconds.
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About

Emancipate NC was founded on the knowledge that mass incarceration and structural racism harm all of us. Prison is state-sponsored violence. We are all complicit in its harms. As an organization, we are dedicated to shifting the narrative on racialized mass incarceration through community education and mobilization. The mainstream narrative that criminalizes Black and Brown people must be transformed—so that we can all get free.  Emancipate NC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and was previously known as the Carolina Justice Policy Center.

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Durham, NC 27702
(919) 682-1149

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