by operations | Jan 29, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
I celebrated my son Kimoni’s first birthday under surveillance. I brought him cake, gifts, and party favors—I wanted to make it as special as possible considering the fact that he was in foster care with strangers and I was being watched like a hawk by a social worker...
by operations | Jul 30, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
The Summer 2025 issue of the Family Justice Journal features a powerful article co-authored by Emancipate NC organizer Toia Potts and Alexandria Cinney, Staff Attorney at the ABA Center on Children and the Law: “Reclaiming Futures: Ending TPR and Strengthening Family...
by operations | Jul 2, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Emancipate NC Organizer Toia Potts was honored to speak during the Opening Fireside Chat at the Ujima Collective Think Tank Convening, hosted by the National Adoption Association in Washington, DC. Held at the Salamander Hotel, this powerful gathering on June 20th...
by operations | Jan 29, 2025 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Don’t be fooled by the name–the “child welfare system” is another system with roots in white supremacy and slavery. Emancipate NC’s newest project is the Carolina Parent Defenders. We will be the first organization dedicated to representing parents who have been...
by operations | Oct 30, 2024 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Over the summer Toia Potts testified to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights for North Carolina about her unjust experiences in the child welfare system. Yesterday, one commissioner, Gregory Wallace, spoke up about her case to discount her, stating that the termination...
by operations | Oct 30, 2024 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Over the past three years, Emancipate NC has become a statewide leader in advocacy around the family policing system and Child Protective Services (CPS). In 2022, Elizabeth Simpson and J Hallen authored a report urging county-level reforms to the Durham Department of...
