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
In Inquest Article, Phillip Vance Smith II asks: What is the Role of the Prison Journalist?
In the spring of 2023, two journalists drove through North Carolina to meet me at Nash Correctional Facility. Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer—the...
NCCU School of Law Hosts Annual Willie Gary Competition
By Dillon Sharpe, Emancipate NC Attorney On October 18, 2025, the North Carolina Central University School of Law Trial Advocacy Board (TAB) hosted...
Emancipate NC Speaks out Against Police Brutality in Greensboro
By Dillon Sharpe, Emancipate NC Attorney On November 10, 2025, Emancipate NC attorneys Dawn Blagrove and Dillon Sharpe traveled to Greensboro to...
Toia Potts, Emancipate NC Organizer, Pens Powerful Article in Inquest
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...
Join Us at the Emancipated CLE 2026, February 27, 2026
Emancipate NC will host The Emancipated CLE 2026 on February 27, 2026, at the People’s Solidarity Hub in Durham. This full-day program offers 5 CLE...
Follow Black Leadership
By Dawn Blagrove, Emancipate NC Executive Director When America collectively took to the streets in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd, you stood...
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Through community education and mobilization, we work to dismantle structural racism and mass incarceration in North Carolina. Your gift today helps us fight for a just future.