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
Officer Umphlet was involved in an incident with our client, Anthony Drayton, at a McDonald’s in February 2025. We are gathering information to...
Congrats to Phillip Vance Smith, II — Journalist of the Year!
Huge congrats to friend of Emancipate NC on the 2025 Stillwater Award for Journalist of the Year! From Phill: "Earlier today I found out that...
Kerwin Pittman Wins the 2026 Conen Morgan Trailblazer Award at the NC Black Summit
Congrats to Kerwin on his receipt of the Conen Morgan Trailblazer Award at the NC Black Summit! In Kerwin’s own words: "When your work speaks...
Amani Collective Community Center
By Dedan Waciuri The upcoming opening of the Amani Collective Community Center at 1100 Ward St. in Greenville is about more than just a new...
The Callais Decision
Last week, the Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s congressional map, delivering a devastating blow to voting rights by gutting Section 2 of the...
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...
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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.