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#BeyondTheStatement: Color Of Change Holds Corporations Accountable to Racial Justice Promises

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2021 CONTACT: media@colorofchange.org #BeyondTheStatement: Color Of Change Holds Corporations Accountable to Racial Justice Promises Leading racial justice organization launches microsite outlining new demands of corporations that made racial justice statements NATIONWIDE — A year after the racial justice protests in response to the murder of George Floyd sparked a wave […]

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NBCUniversal Takes Action in Response to Demands from Color Of Change to Withhold Support of Golden Globes

For Immediate Release: May 11, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org NBCUniversal Takes Action in Response to Demands from Color Of Change to Withhold Support of Golden Globes NATIONWIDE —  In response to NBCUniversal’s statement announcing the network’s decision to not air the Golden Globes in 2022, following the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s (HFPA) ongoing failure to address […]

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COLOR OF CHANGE: DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS — OUR FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE CONTINUES

For Immediate Release April 20, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org   COLOR OF CHANGE: DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY ON ALL COUNTS — OUR FIGHT FOR RACIAL JUSTICE CONTINUES Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change, issued this statement following the conviction of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd: “This has been a traumatic […]

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COLOR OF CHANGE: HORRIFIC POLICE VIDEO SHOWS HOW SYSTEMIC RACISM IN POLICING LED TO THE MURDER OF 13-YEAR-OLD ADAM TOLEDO

For Immediate Release: April 15, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org   COLOR OF CHANGE: HORRIFIC POLICE VIDEO SHOWS HOW SYSTEMIC RACISM IN POLICING LED TO THE MURDER OF 13-YEAR-OLD ADAM TOLEDO Scott Roberts, Senior Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns at Color Of Change, issued this statement following the release of police body-camera footage depicting the death of […]

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POLICE OFFICERS KILL ANOTHER BLACK MAN IN MINNESOTA DURING A TRAFFIC STOP JUST 10 MILES AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS HEARING DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL

For Immediate Release: April 12, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org   POLICE OFFICERS KILL ANOTHER BLACK MAN IN MINNESOTA DURING A TRAFFIC STOP JUST 10 MILES AWAY FROM DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS HEARING DEREK CHAUVIN TRIAL Scott Roberts, Senior Director of Criminal Justice and Democracy Campaigns at Color Of Change, issued this statement following the police murder of 20-year-old […]

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DEADLINE: Color Of Change Chief Says Golden Globes Symbolize Hollywood’s Broken Promises

Rashad Robinson writes about Hollywood’s failure to deliver on diversity. “This week we are reminded that Hollywood, despite its calls for change, continues to reinforce systems that overlook Black people’s creative luminosity in favor of the status quo. After the Golden Globe nominations and egregious snubs of Black creators and actors, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the group responsible for choosing honorees, confirmed that it has zero Black members…. Removing barriers for Black people to produce and share content must be accompanied by Black people being rewarded for success — in terms of pay equity and credit, and yes, awards.” Article at http://bit.ly/3cJTkBr

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COLOR OF CHANGE: MINNEAPOLIS VOTE TO INCREASE POLICE FUNDING IS NOT ONLY WILDLY HYPOCRITICAL, IT’S DANGEROUS

For Immediate Release: February 19, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org   COLOR OF CHANGE: MINNEAPOLIS VOTE TO INCREASE POLICE FUNDING IS NOT ONLY WILDLY HYPOCRITICAL, IT’S DANGEROUS Erika Maye, Deputy Senior Director of Criminal Justice and Democracy Campaigns at Color Of Change, issued this statement following a Minneapolis City Council vote to spend $6.4 million to hire […]

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HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: How One Writers’ Room Is Rethinking Policing on TV

A look inside Color Of Change Hollywood’s work going behind the scenes to work with TV writers and producers. One writers’ room at a time, the group is shifting how policing is portrayed on TV and pushing Hollywood to tell the truth about what Black people experience at the hands of law enforcement and our criminal justice system. “We’ve found that Black women, for instance, are rarely victims of violent crimes on cop shows, when we know that Black women are actually at a higher risk for violent crimes,” says Culture & Entertainment Advocacy Director Kristen Marston. Full article is at http://bit.ly/2WWfGbm

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HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Color Of Change’s Rashad Robinson Says Breonna Taylor Decision Is a “Wake-Up Call” to Hollywood

In this Q&A, Rashad Robinson says the grand jury’s decision and lack of justice for Breonna Taylor shows urgent work on narrative change is. He discusses COC’s efforts to take on film and TV for crime dramas that lionize police and fail to show the true experiences of people of color. “I hope that this is a wakeup call to think about the stories — that get shipped out to the country and world — that create less empathy, less respect, that serve as PR arms for law enforcement. You don’t get to these types of legal and policy results without culture helping to fuel it.” Entire article at https://bit.ly/33OjIq5.

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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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FORBES: Rashad Robinson, President Of Color Of Change, Is Holding Corporations Accountable & Building Black Political Power

Forbes features Rashad Robinson as a leader who understands that racism can only be ended by tackling it in all areas simultaneously, including by stepping up efforts to stop voter suppression and reaffirm Black people’s right to vote. This article delves into Color Of Change’s work and strategy in a year when economic and social inequalities between white and Black people and violence against Black people gained global attention like we haven’t seen in decades. Full article at https://bit.ly/3oKBK4U

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