By Aldore Collier Destanie Newell cringes deep down everytime she hears people use the term “foster kids.” It’s because Newell, a senior regional manager of Color Of Change’s Movement Building Team, spent the majority of her childhood in the foster care system – from age 2 to 17. She knows firsthand the painful stigma that […]
By Aldore Collier When emails and calls went out recently to Color Of Change volunteers to donate time and money to help children in foster care, the response was immediate and heartwarming. Since 2021, COC members have served more than 1,200 youths and young adults in Houston, Los Angeles and Oakland through Comfort Drops, a […]
By Liz Courquet-Lesaunier ’Tis the season for crossing items off your holiday shopping list. But when it comes to deciding what to buy for your friends and family — as well as where to buy it — the realities of our ongoing national racial reckoning can’t be denied. How do you know the store isn’t paying […]
Color Of Change report When Elon Musk took over Twitter last month, the ensuing chaos sent shock waves through Color of Change and its millions of members, as well as the nation’s other social justice organizations. Musk immediately fired half of Twitter’s staff – including specialists who guard against hateful content and user data theft […]
By Johnnie L. Roberts Education for, of and about Black people in America has occupied the crosshairs of an ongoing, 403-year assault to sustain the nation’s founding white ruling order. From enslavers’ laws against teaching Black people to read to today’s wave of banned books in the classroom, the strike against education seeks to suppress […]
COC hosts special screenings of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” in three cities By Color Of Change staff Color Of Change rolled out the red carpet for members at three complimentary special screenings of Marvel’s “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” one of the most anticipated movies of the year. More than 1,700 people answered COC’s “Premiere for […]
Rashad Robinson, president of Color Of Change, recently spoke on a National Town Hall panel at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 51st Annual Legislative Conference in Washington. The conference theme: “Advancing Our Purpose, Elevating Our Power.” More than 10,000 people attended the weekend event held Sept. 28 through Oct. 2 in Washington. The town hall […]
Color Of Change contributor report In recent years, critical race theory — the law school-level academic concept that racism is embedded in American systems and government policies — became a powerful motivator for politicians who want to fire up their base. Fear of it being taught in public K-12 schools drove angry white parents to […]
Color Of Change contributor report In 2020, pro-democracy activists and local organizers helped make voting more accessible to a wider range of people — including expanding early voting as well as creating options for mail-in voting and neighborhood ballot drop boxes. The result: Increased voter turnout, Democratic control of both houses of Congress and […]
By Gaby Galvin Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has dismantled Roe v. Wade in a bombshell decision — and some states have banned abortion completely — reproductive justice advocates are making the link between abortion access, civil rights and democracy. They say that there is some overlap between state laws making it harder to […]
“At Color Of Change, we stand up for victims.” That fact, expressed by Sakira Cook, Color Of Change’s co-interim vice president for policy and government affairs, is recognized by the Biden Administration. Cook and COC President Rashad Robinson were invited to represent Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, and its 7 […]
Housing justice for Tampa families When Palm Communities LLC took over management of the Holly Court Apartments in Tampa, Florida, and attempted to unfairly evict families with long-term leases earlier this year, Color Of Change mobilized. The leasing company was flooded with calls, text messages and petitions from COC members demanding that tenants be kept […]