by operations | Mar 26, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Emancipate NC proudly celebrates Toia Potts, who recently delivered a powerful TEDx Talk at TEDxLake Alfred. In “Motherhood Cannot Be Erased By The State,” Toia challenges the legal and social frameworks that attempt to sever the bonds between parents and their...
by operations | Feb 26, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
We are proud to share that Emancipate NC Organizer Toia Potts was recently a featured speaker in The Manifesto of Child Welfare in the 21st Century webinar, hosted by Narrowing the Front Door. This timely and powerful conversation examined how government policies,...
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...
