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
Attention Greenville: Seeking Information about Officer Jennifer Umphlet
Emancipate NC is asking for the community’s help in connecting with anyone who has had an encounter with Officer Jennifer Umphlet of the Greenville...
Dawn Blagrove Honored at Bloom in Power
Dawn Blagrove was honored at Bloom in Power: Embracing Our Crowns, hosted by the North Carolina A&T State University chapter of Black Girls...
What is ‘Failure to Appear’?
Did you know that from 2010 to 2025, the Wake County District Attorney’s Office pursued Felony Failure to Appear (FTA) charges in about 25 cases?...
‘Police Policing Each Other’
Commenting in a recent News & Observer article, “Ties to Highway Patrol leadership raise questions in NC deputy’s killing” by Virginia Bridges,...
Kerwin Pittman Takes the Stage at the North Carolina Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference
At this year’s North Carolina Rehabilitation and Reentry Conference, Kerwin Pittman stood not just as a speaker, but as a powerful testament to the...
Dawn Blagrove Speaks with ABC11: Juvenile Crime in Wake County on the Decline, Data Shows
Dawn Blagrove spoke with ABC11 regarding a recent release of data showing that juvenile crime in Wake County is on the decline. "It's very...
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