For Immediate Release: September 8, 2020 Contact: media@colorofchange.org COLOR OF CHANGE SPONSORS OLYMPIC ATHLETE GWEN BERRY, CALLS ON CORPORATE OLYMPIC PARTNERS TO SUPPORT BLACK ATHLETES Organization’s first-ever athletic sponsorship comes after series of corporate sponsorship withdrawals in response to Berry’s racial justice activism NATIONWIDE — Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, […]
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, […]
For Immediate Release: July 8, 2020 Color Of Change Responds to Facebook’s Civil Rights Audit NATIONWIDE — Color Of Change began its campaign against Facebook in 2015, when it successfully pushed the online platform to protect Black activists who were doxxed by white nationalist groups. The organization’s demands for accountability following the murder of Korryn […]
The Hollywood Reporter talks to Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson, after COC got ‘Cops’ and ‘Live PD’ canceled. They talk about the impact of crime TV and how what we see onscreen affects how behave in the real world. “It is the height of privilege and arrogance to think that any of us could be apolitical in writing and producing that content.” Read the full story at https://bit.ly/38i51N8.
STATEMENT FROM COLOR OF CHANGE: Minneapolis‘ Commitment to Disband Police A Historic Moment for Our Country Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, issued the following statement in response to the announcement from the Minneapolis City Council that they plan to pursue a vote to significantly de-fund the […]
Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson contributes to this op-ed on the DOJ’s move to investigate Memphis police for their use and abuse of force, which led to the death of Tyre Nichols. Unnecessary traffic stops continue to kill Black people all the time. Of the more than 1,000 people killed by police each year, 10% involve traffic stops. Nearly half of these are for issues as minor as a broken taillight or tinted windows. There’s no reason to send armed cops to deal with these issues. He writes with the presidents of the Vera Institute for Justice and Center for American Progress, “As three Black men, we know firsthand the worry of whether the everyday act of driving will end in tragedy for ourselves, our brothers and sisters, or nieces and nephews and children… Changing the way traffic stops happen in this nation is foundational to any discussion about police reform. By reforming them, federal, state and local leaders can save countless lives.”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org MORE THAN 75 ADVOCACY GROUPS CALL ON U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO CONDEMN ANTI-PROTEST LAWS Advocacy groups to the DOJ on state sponsored bills meant to disrupt First Amendment right to protest: “This is an assault on our constitutional rights, our communities, and human […]
Immediate Release: June 11, 2020 NATIONWIDE— In response to A&E’s decision to cancel “Live PD,” a core demand set by Color Of Change during meetings with the network and its parent company Hearst Communications, Color Of Change’s President Rashad Robinson issued the following statement: “Color Of Change applauds A&E’s important decision to cancel “Live PD.“ After our successful cancellation […]