by operations | Aug 7, 2024 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Dawn Blagrove was on HBCU’s Think Tank panel, revealing what is at stake in the upcoming 2024 election. The HBCU Think Tank is a collaborative space created to unite North Carolina HBCU students. Throughout the duration of the event, we will educate & train...
by operations | Aug 7, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
On Jul 26, 2024, 100 days before election day, North Carolina Black Alliance and statewide organizations convened around the urgent need to mobilize for the upcoming 2024 election. North Carolina will be ground zero for Black voter turnout in the upcoming...
by operations | Aug 7, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Raleigh Police Officer Daniel Clay Twiddy is facing criticism for making offensive statements about Juneteenth (the federal holiday commemorating the Union troops enforcing the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas, ending slavery for people there.) Twiddy...
by operations | Aug 7, 2024 | Emancipate NC News, Events
Welcome to Freedom In the Park! Join us for a day of fun and celebration at Forest Hills Park in Durham. Get ready for music, delicious food, exciting games, and more! Cookout vibes! So please bring your friends and family for a fantastic time outdoors and come...
by operations | Jul 24, 2024 | Emancipate NC News
Emancipate NC’s Dawn Blagrove was quoted in Harpers Bazaar magazine in an article about Violet Affleck’s advocacy on masking. After the Los Angeles mayor proposed a prohibition on masking at political demonstrations, Violet Affleck, daughter of Jennifer Garner and Ben...
by operations | Jul 24, 2024 | Criminal Justice Reform, Emancipate NC News
Article by Phillip Vance Smith, II, published in Bolts Magazine After I served 14 months in prison for petty crimes, the state of North Carolina released me into homelessness on Dec. 30, 2000 with only the prison clothes on my back, a paper identification card, and...