by operations | May 21, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News
On May 19, 2025, the Child and Family Action Coalition hosted a powerful community forum focused on Cannabis Reform — highlighting how current cannabis laws are harming Black and Brown families across North Carolina. The conversation, led...
by operations | May 21, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
This week, Emancipate NC traveled to the Bahama Ruritan Club to attend a town hall held by Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead. Despite repeated requests from community leaders to hold public dialogue in central Durham, the Sheriff chose instead to speak in Bahama...
by operations | May 7, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Policing
The police are not broken. They’re doing exactly what they were designed to do: protect property, enforce white supremacy, and crush resistance. For Black people, especially those who understand our struggle through a revolutionary lens, talking to the police is not...
by operations | May 7, 2025 | Don't Plead to Weed, Emancipate NC News
Join the Child & Family Action Coalition for our next community meeting on Monday, May 19, as we dive into the urgent issue of how cannabis laws are weaponized to surveil families and justify family separation. We’ll share updates on the coalition’s work to...
by operations | May 7, 2025 | Emancipate NC News
“We keep us safe” is a familiar refrain in progressive spaces — and one we hold close at Emancipate NC. Like so many of our partners across North Carolina and beyond, we fight every day — with everything we’ve got — to ensure safety and justice for our communities....
by Elizabeth Simpson | Apr 23, 2025 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
The Vance County Jail is under urgent scrutiny after the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) flagged dangerous conditions inside the facility — including malfunctioning fire alarms, broken cell locks, rampant contraband, and severe...
