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Prominent National Organizations Urge ALEC to Disavow Lethal Law after Murder of Florida Teen – Will Deliver Demand Letter to DC Headquarters

WASHINGTON, DC — On THURSDAY, MARCH 29 at 12:00 PM EDT, a diverse coalition of advocacy organizations, activists, and national leaders will protest the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) paid promotion of deadly “Kill at Will” legislation written by the National Rifle Association (NRA). The attendees will also deliver a letter to ALEC headquarters at […]

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Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Urge Congress to Decouple Police Funding Bills from Assault Weapons Ban and Community Safety Investment Bills

For Immediate Release: July 29, 2022 Press Contact: media@colorofchange.org Civil Rights, Racial Justice, and Gun Violence Prevention Organizations Urge Congress to Decouple Police Funding Bills from Assault Weapons Ban and Community Safety Investment Bills As organizations that have spent years fighting for civil rights, racial justice and the genuine safety that all of our communities deserve, […]

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Companies Pressured to Cut Ties with Group Behind Restrictive Voting Legislation

389 bills have been introduced proposing new voting restrictions in nearly ever state in 2021, according to a tracker from the Brennan Center for Justice. In response, 300+ groups including Color Of Change are sending letters to companies demanding they pull funding from the American Legislative Exchange Council, the lobbying group that has written many of the new restrictions. Color Of Change’s Scott Roberts is quoted. “Through the American Legislative Exchange Council, dozens of corporations – many of whom pledged solidarity with Black workers and consumers just last year – are secretly funding efforts to silence Black voters.” According to the NY Times, the Heritage Foundation is working with Alec to “produce model legislation for state legislatures” in a $24M push for tougher laws in swing states.

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THE LOUDEST VOICE: Corporate America Needs to Get on the Right Side of History. Civil Rights Nonprofit Color Of Change Gets It There—Ready or Not.

Fast Company profiles Color Of Change’s 15 years of groundbreaking to build a new racial justice movement and hold corporate America responsible for their role in holding back change. Our work to harness the uprisings after George Floyd’s death and turn that into real victories, from the cancelation of Cops to a corporate reckoning on race and equity is described here. Full article at https://apple.news/AeP2IHWzvQaOff0ch-vWZFA

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USA TODAY: Fighting Racial Injustice Is About More than Rhetoric

In this op-ed, Rashad Robinson explains how In the US, the rules are still rigged against Black success. A big part of the fight to change that is finding the right story—the winning story. Because whether it’s the rules of work in an Amazon warehouse, the rules for police in our neighborhoods, or the rules that determine which hospitals get funding, or which businesses get COVID relief loans, corporations are still allowed to profit off Black people — and it’s still costing us our lives. Op-ed at https://bit.ly/3lQNLE5

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PROTOCOL FEATURE: Seven Years of Toil – Inside Color Of Change’s Fight to Fix Big Tech

Read about Color Of Change’s work — led by Arisha Hatch, Rashad Robinson and Brandi Collins-Dexter — to hold tech companies accountable for racist propaganda, misinformation, and letting algorithms put sensationalism and profits above people of color. Since George Floyd’s killing and the nation’s reckoning on racial justice, the stakes have gotten higher. COC has a seat at the table with execs at the big tech companies. But are they ready to take responsibility? Full article at https://bit.ly/333ocJO.

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Color Of Change, Nation’s Largest Online Racial Justice Organization, Celebrates 15 Years of Groundbreaking Advocacy, Reimagines Possibilities for the World Ahead of November Elections 

For Immediate Release: Friday, September 4, 2020  Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org   Color Of Change, Nation’s Largest Online Racial Justice Organization, Celebrates 15 Years of Groundbreaking Advocacy, Reimagines Possibilities for the World Ahead of November Elections  Founded in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina, COC’s Strategies and Impact are More Crucial In the Face of Police Brutality, COVID-19, […]

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Statement from Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, in Remembrance of the Death of Trayvon Martin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Tim Rusch, Tim@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 917-399-0236 CJ Frogozo, CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 310 570 2622 New York, NY — “Two years ago on this day, Trayvon Martin was murdered in cold blood while walking home, and we are deeply saddened that Trayvon’s family did not receive the justice they deserved. “Unfortunately, the abuses of the so-called […]

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“Black Women’s Brunch” Returns In New Orleans

Color Of Change will join the ESSENCE Festival of Culture festivities with the “Black Women’s Brunch: Preserving, Honoring & Celebrating Black HERStory” on Saturday, July 6, 2024, from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm CT.

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