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BILLBOARD OP-ED: It’s Time for the Country Music Association to Show Not Tell

“Like most things in American culture, country music actually has strong Black American influences,” Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson writes. This year, Black artists appear in only 3 of the 12 Country Music Awards categories. For decades, decision-makers in Nashville have worked to shut out Black artists — it’s time the CMA be held accountable for its racist culture, exclusionary bylaws, and eligibility requirements. The CMA hardly reacted when Morgan Wallen used the n-word; he was nominated this year. Meanwhile Lil Nas X, who took the world by storm with “Old Town Road,” which topped the charts for a record-breaking 19 weeks was inexplicably kicked off the country charts. When Beyoncé and The Chicks did a surprise performance at the CMA Awards, they had to scrub their socials because of the slew of racist comments. It’s time to change.

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Color Of Change Demands Country Music Association Address Its Racist Culture

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 10, 2021 CONTACT: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Demands Country Music Association ‘Face the Music,’ Address Its Racist Culture and Norms Racial justice organization’s new campaign calls on the Association to adopt an inclusion rider, take steps to ensure a less hostile environment and greater support for Black musicians, creatives NATIONWIDE — […]

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Color Of Change Calls for Urgent Government Regulation of Big Tech in Response to ‘The Facebook Papers’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2021 CONTACT: media@colorofchange.org   Color Of Change Calls for Urgent Government Regulation of Big Tech in Response to ‘The Facebook Papers’ Leading racial justice organization argues new revelations reinforce fact that only the federal government can rein in Facebook  NATIONWIDE — In response to recent reports detailing ‘The Facebook Papers,’ Color […]

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Color Of Change Calls On President Biden to Appoint FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks as Permanent FCC Chair

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2021 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Calls On President Biden to Appoint FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks as Permanent FCC Chair Racial justice organization also announces support for Jessica Gonzalez and Gigi Sahn for FCC Commission positions NATIONWIDE — As President Biden and Vice President Harris consider permanent appointments to […]

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COLOR OF CHANGE: ANTHONY SCOTT’S TRAGIC DEATH SERVES AS PAINFUL REMINDER OF HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT RIKERS ISLAND

For Immediate Release: October 19, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org   COLOR OF CHANGE: ANTHONY SCOTT’S TRAGIC DEATH SERVES AS PAINFUL REMINDER OF HUMANITARIAN CRISIS AT RIKERS ISLAND Scott Roberts, Senior Director of Criminal Justice and Democracy Campaigns at Color Of Change, issued this statement following the death of Anthony Scott, the 14th incarcerated individual to die […]

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The Recording Academy® Releases 64th Annual Grammy Awards® Show Inclusion Rider

THE RECORDING ACADEMY® RELEASES 64TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS® SHOW INCLUSION RIDER SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (OCT. 19, 2021) — Today the Recording Academy® released its official GRAMMY Awards® Inclusion Rider, a contract addendum designed to be a robust tool to ensure equity and inclusion at every level during the production of the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards®, taking place on Jan. 31, […]

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THE ROOT OP-ED: Senate Democrats, Why Are You Silent on Voting Rights?

Scott Roberts writes about the work that Color Of Change and other racial justice groups are doing to fight back against the barrage of attacks on our right to vote. “This coordinated attack is white supremacy at work. They are doing everything they can to silence us,” he explains. “We’re at a quintessential moment in our democracy. So much of our future depends on our ability to have access to the polls and the levers of power it holds. Yet Congress went on recess with no voting rights legislation passed. Black voters must hold our representatives accountable to ensure this legislative session does not end without the House of Rep. and Senate passing the Freedom to Vote Act.”

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Color Of Change Calls for AT&T to Cease All Financial Backing of Right-Wing Media Channel One America News

For Immediate Release: October 8, 2021 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Calls for AT&T to Cease All Financial Backing of Right-Wing Media Channel One America News (OAN) NATIONWIDE – In response to media conglomerate AT&T’s creation and funding of right-wing news outlet One America News Network (OAN), Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson issued […]

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SALON COLUMN: Hurricane Ida’s Destruction Was the Result of Years of Systemic Racism

Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson writes about how the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ida is a direct result of systemic racism by decisionmakers who have repeatedly failed to pay attention to climate change or to protect Black neighborhoods the same way they do white ones. Not enough, he says, has changed in the 16 years since Katrina. “Thousands of Louisianans are entering their sixth straight week without power following Hurricane Ida. Meanwhile, displaced residents in search of adequate shelter for their families are piling into any neighbors’ homes that are still intact, some with up to 10 people in a single-wide trailer. Ida has left millions without homes or access to clean water during a pandemic… We must continue to build the power required to keep both politicians and corporations in check.”

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COLOR OF CHANGE RELEASES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND REPORT EXPOSING POLICE FOUNDATION TIES TO FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES, CORPORATE MEGA-DONORS 

For Immediate Release: October 7, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org     COLOR OF CHANGE RELEASES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND REPORT EXPOSING POLICE FOUNDATION TIES TO FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES, CORPORATE MEGA-DONORS  Coca-Cola stepped down from Atlanta Police Foundation’s Board of Trustees in response to report findings New York, N.Y. — Today, Color Of Change released a new first of its kind […]

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Color Of Change Commends Rightful Return of Manhattan Beach Back to Bruce Family

For Immediate Release: October 4, 2021 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org  Color Of Change Commends Rightful Return of Manhattan Beach Back to Bruce Family NATIONWIDE — In response to the return of Manhattan Beach back to the Bruce Family in Southern California, Color Of Change Senior Campaign Director Jade Magnus Ogunnaike issued the following statement: “After nearly […]

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ESSENCE OP-ED: Black Women & Girls Deserve to be Protected from Violence

Color Of Change’s Senior Director of the Media, Culture, and Economic Justice pens a powerful op-ed about how, so often when Black come forward with tales of trauma, they are criticized rather than supported. Diving into the recent case of pop star R. Kelly, she explains how — guilty verdict or not — what justice for survivors of sexual violence really requires is a cultural shift, especially from entertainment media. “Top decision-makers in media have fueled the current culture of violence against Black women and the negligence that follows once they come forward with their stories of sexual violence and abuse… In many instances media has provided platforms to ignore and mock Black women survivors, creating content that condones abuse and profits off of their pain.”

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