Dismantling Structural Racism and Mass Incarceration Across North Carolina
Through community education, narrative shift, and litigation, Emancipate NC supports North Carolina’s people as they free themselves from mass incarceration and structural racism.
Don’t Plead to Weed
Protect your rights. Learn what you need to know about illegal weed and legal hemp at our resource site.
Carolina Parent Defenders
Our sister organization was founded by Toia and Elizabeth, a directly-impacted mom and her lawyer. CPD defends parents against involuntary separation from their kids.
Report an Encounter
Were you a victim of a police encounter? Report it on Emancipate NC’s Police Encounter Database!
Raleigh HEART
Get involved in the community-driven initiative to decrease the number of armed police encounters with community members experiencing mental health crises.
Latest News and Updates
North Carolina Prison Officials Raise Prices for Those Who Can Least Afford It
A recent Bolts article by Phillip Vance Smith II highlights a troubling new policy in North Carolina’s prison system: a sharp price increase on...
Director Dawn Blagrove Sounds the Alarm on New Post-Conviction Limits That Could Trap Innocent People in Prison
A new North Carolina law imposing a strict seven-year limit on post-conviction appeals is drawing sharp criticism from justice advocates across the...
Emancipate NC Attorney Elizabeth Simpson Calls Out Systemic Failures in NC DOJ Legal Work
In a recent Assembly investigation, “The Lawyers Who Kept Screwing Up,” Emancipate NC’s Strategic Director and Attorney Elizabeth Simpson offered an...
A Note from Our Executive Director: Dawn Blagrove
“Bent, But Not Broken” | Acrylic on repurposed canvas | 20x20 A quick note from our Executive Director, Dawn Blagrove: 2025 has been a gut punch....
Dawn Blagrove Speaks at NC NOW Conference on “Resisting the Rollbacks NOW!”
On Saturday, November 8, Executive Director Dawn Blagrove joined advocates, organizers, and community leaders at this year’s North Carolina NOW...
Celebrating Black Women in Law: Dawn Blagrove Speaks at Rooted and Radiant: The Wonder of Us
On November 15, 2025, Executive Director Dawn Blagrove joined Black women attorneys from across North Carolina for Rooted and Radiant: The Wonder of...
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