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Black Entertainers, Athletes Converge to Deliver Messages of Social Activism

From sports to music, Black influencers are speaking out for racial justice. ABC explores Color Of Change’s #ChangeHollywood initiative, aimed at creating more opportunities for writers, directors and actors of color. COC President Rashad Robinson is quoted, “It’s about power. It’s about the historical aspects of who has gotten to tell stories and who hasn’t, whose stories have been mainstreamed, whose stories have been marginalized. Hollywood does in many ways, have an unforgivable history of stifling Black voices, Black talent, Black creativity and Black brilliance.”

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COVID-19, ‘De-funding’ Combine to Slash Police Budgets

This article dives into what cuts to police budgets will mean in cities likes Los Angeles, New York, and Baltimore next year. Right now, many departments are facing major cuts for the first time in more than a decade. Color Of Change’s Sr. Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns Scott Roberts is quoted, “The lack of imagination in public safety has only led to continuing down the same path to investing in more law enforcement.” More and better is possible activists say if cities invest that money in services that truly prioritize keeping people of color and working class communities safe.

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How Law & Order’s Dick Wolf Is Reimagining His Shows In The Wake Of The BLM Protests

As the nation ignited with police brutality protests this spring, TV cop shows started to catch a lot of flak. Reality shows that glorify policing, notably Cops and LivePD, were the first to go under sustained pressured from Color Of Change. Then attention turned to Dick Wolf, creator of Law & Order. Now the king of the police procedural is scrambling to save one of TV’s most lucrative franchises. Color Of Change continues to call out such shows, saying that the genre spreads dangerous misinformation about our criminal justice system and essentially functions as a “PR machine for the police.”

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Prosecutor: No Charges for Officer in Michael Brown’s Death

This week St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced he will not charge the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown in Ferguson, a dramatic decision that reopens old wounds amid national outrage over police violence. This marks the third time prosecutors investigated and opted not to charge Darren Wilson. The issue has taken on new life since George Floyd’s death in May. Color Of Change’s Sr. Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns Scott Roberts says that the announcement reveals show just how badly our “criminal justice system fails Black communities by allowing police to operate with impunity.”

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After Worldwide Protests Against Police Brutality, What Does the Future of Cop TV Shows Look Like?

Is 2020 time for a change in all-too-familiar TV narratives? Crime and police dramas are some of the most popular shows on all 4 major networks. They account for 20% of shows last season. 80% of the writers for these shows are white. Color Of Change’s recent report Normalizing Injustice breaks down how these shows reinforce dated and racist stereotypes, often writing Black characters as one-dimensional characters who are perpetrators, victims of their own choices, and endorses of illegal actions taken by those around them.

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Television Ad Demanding Justice for Breonna Taylor Broadcast to Louisville Homes

Across Louisville, there’s a new TV ad — created by UltraViolet, Color Of Change, and Black Lives Matter — making sure Breonna Taylor’s name is not forgotten. The 26-year-old was shot 8 times when e Louisville police officers entered her apartment erroneously, the wrong address on a no-knock warrant, unannounced and by force in the middle of the night. The ad calls out the mayor and attorney general, asking them to fire, arrest and charge the officers involved in Taylor’s death, then directs people to a petition on JusticeforBreonna.org.

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Change Laws that Shield Police, STL Prosecutor Says

After another failed attempt to charge the police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri six years ago, leaders say it’s time to change the laws that shield police. St. Louis’ reform-minded DA Wesley Bell says legislators need to take a hard look at the laws that protect police from prosecution. His message that has gained momentum since George Floyd’s death ignited a national reckoning over racial injustice and police brutality. Color Of Change’s Scott Roberts says the fact the cop who killed Brown hasn’t stood trial “reinforces the importance of making the systemic changes necessary to end overpolicing and the structural racism” built into our system.

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#ChangeHollywood: Michael B. Jordan, Color of Change Launch Roadmap to Inclusion

On the heels of racial justice protests that erupted across the US, Color Of Change has launched a new initiative urging film and TV studios and production companies to invest in anti-racist content, authentic Black stories, and Black talent. Actor and producer Michael B. Jordan is leading the call for more inclusion, diverse stories, and greater representation for people of color in Hollywood. Jordan is quoted, “This roadmap is just the beginning of the journey to racial justice. We are all accomplices in the fight to transform Hollywood, and we invite content creators and industry leaders to join us in working together to #ChangeHollywood.”

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The End of the Filibuster — No, Really

Throughout much of the 20th century, segregationists relied on Senate filibusters to block legislation promising equal rights. Rashad Robinson is quoted on this piece on how racial justice activists are cautioning Democrats to be prepared for eruptions if they allow Senate Republicans to kill long overdue civil rights bills on police reform, voting rights, and investing in Black communities. “It will be unacceptable to people who have waited a long time. It will be unacceptable to people who are already skeptical of electoral politics. It will be unacceptable telling people to wait more time.”

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Michael B. Jordan & Color Of Change Launch #ChangeHollywood to Change ‘Rules of the Game’

This article talks about our new #ChangeHollywood initiative with Michael B. Jordan — a road map to transform Hollywood by investing in anti-racist content, authentic Black stories, and Black talent. On the heels of calls to #DefundThePolice, #ChangeHollywood also has a plan to take the funds being cut from law enforcement budgets and invest them into supporting Black communities.

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Police Take a Knee. Mayor Paints a Mural. But Activists Still See ‘Waffling.’

D.C.’s mayor had Black Lives Matter painted in the streets a few blocks from the White House as a show of support for George Floyd and the calls to end police violence. The irony is, many of the leaders calling for racial justice have been obstacles to overhauling local departments ’til now. That’s why activists are skeptical that these symbolic gestures will lead to real change. COC’s Sr. Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns Scott Roberts is quoted, “The people who have had the power to address this have ignored it. It took a video of someone literally being strangled to death for over 8 minutes, and uprisings all over the country, for politicians to listen to what Black communities have been saying for decades.”

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OP-ED: Will Zuckerberg Dump Trump, or Continue to Serve Him?

Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson writes on his recent meeting with Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s failure to take civil rights seriously. In the end, Zuckerberg has too much to gain financially by continuing to pander to Trump and his racist supporters. “In 2020, Facebook’s indulgent and laissez-faire policies have enabled hateful harassment, rampant misinformation and disinformation, and the suppression of Black organizers… Zuckerberg sees white nationalism – and racism in general – as a political issue of right versus left, instead of a moral issue of right versus wrong.”

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