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!
Latest News and Updates
Pro Bono Criminal Record Expungement Clinic
Emancipate NC will be at King Solomon Lodge No. 1 for a Pro Bono Criminal Record Expungement Clinic designed to connect eligible community members...
Raleigh’s Proposed Teen Curfew: Criminalizing Young People is Not the Answer
An ABC 11 story, “Raleigh leaders plan to vote on teen curfew next month as police chief cites 'trend of violence'” by DeJuan Hoggard and Michael...
Executive Director Dawn Blagrove Honored
Watch as Executive Director Dawn Blagrove accepts March on Washington Lifetime Legacy Award from The National Black Leadership Caucus Watch now→
Emancipate NC Leaders Elizabeth Simpson and Toia Potts to Present at 2026 National Parent Representation Conference
Emancipate NC is proud to announce that Strategic Director Elizabeth Simpson and Organizer Toia Potts will be presenting at the 2026 National Parent...
A Step Forward in Tyrrell County: Challenging Racist Government Speech in Our Public Spaces
By Attorney Jaelyn Miller The Tyrrell County monument was erected in 1902, decades after the Civil War and during the era when white supremacist...
From Don’t Plead to Weed to Local Decriminalization: Emancipate NC Supports Hate Out of Winston’s Campaign
By Attorney Jaelyn Miller For years, Emancipate NC’s Don’t Plead to Weed campaign has challenged the criminalization of marijuana in North...
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