by operations | May 21, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
We proclaim June as Stolen Children’s Month, a month dedicated to honoring children and families impacted by systems of separation and building collective power among those most affected. Founded by Ashley Albert, Stolen Children’s Month is a narrative and advocacy...
by operations | May 21, 2026 | Emancipate NC News, Family Regulation
Team Emancipate’s Toia Potts, who is also a former Justice League Fellow, led this year’s inaugural Family Justice League Cohort, bringing her lived experience and leadership to help build and strengthen an impacted parent track rooted in healing, advocacy,...
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...
