FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 22, 2021 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org COLOR OF CHANGE ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR BREAK THE CYCLE OF VIOLENCE ACT TO FUND ANTI-GUN VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS Washington, D.C. — Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, today announced its support for the Break the Cycle of Violence Act reintroduced by […]
For Immediate Release September 20, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org COLOR OF CHANGE ANNOUNCES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND HUB OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY TOWARDS RACIAL JUSTICE #ChangeHollywood Writers’ Room Database of Experts and #ChangeIndustries’ Directory of Anti-Racist Trainers Are Critical Tools to Help Entertainment Companies Move from Words to Concrete Action TODAY – Color Of Change, as […]
For Immediate Release: Saturday, September 18, 2021 Media Contact: Kwame Belle, kwame.belle@berlinrosen.com; Ollie Jones, oliver.jones@berlinrosen.com NATIONWIDE — Ahead of the far-right ‘Justice for J6’ rally planned for Saturday, September 18 in Washington D.C., Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson issued the following statement: “Color Of Change condemns the far-right ‘Justice For J6′ rally and the […]
For Immediate Release September 16, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org COLOR OF CHANGE & ACLU CALL ON PRESIDENT BIDEN TO GRANT CLEMENCY TO PEOPLE RELEASED UNDER THE CARES ACT IN FULL PAGE WASHINGTON POST AD Click here to see the ad Color Of Change, the American Civil Liberties Union take out full page ad to demand […]
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Color Of Change’s Sr Director of Criminal Justice Scott Roberts writes about Gwen Levi, a 76-year-old grandmother and cancer survivor who was cruelly re-incarcerated after missing a phone call from case manager while taking a computer class. Color Of Change members helped secure Gwen’s freedom. Roberts explains how they are 4,000 others like her on home confinement during COVID-19, and President Biden has the power to grant clemency and free them for good. “Though Levi was home, the conditions of confinement were still stringent — she was required to get an approval of an itinerary to go anywhere, wear an ankle monitor and constant check in before leaving and returning… Home confinement is simply an extension of the prison system, one that tethers people to ankle bracelets and constant surveillance.”
Full article at https://bit.ly/3mkry39.
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The Ted Radio Hour’s Guy Raz interviews Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson for their final 2021 main stage event. In this live interview, Rashad talks about finding strength and purpose through activism. On the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, he talks about why activism does not have to center around sadness and tragedy, how activism is about the power of the people, recognizing victories, celebrating moments of joy, and creating a new era of self- and community-care. “Black joy is not the absence of pain, but the presence of aspiration. It’s not just about what we are fighting against but what we are fighting for.”
Hear the full interview at https://n.pr/3zwku8s
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Scott Roberts, Color Of Change’s Sr. Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns, writes about a new multimillion-dollar militarized police training facility being built in Atlanta — despite the opposition of thousands of residents. The new facility is being nicknamed Cop City. Building it will destroy the city’s forest — Atlanta’s main defense against flooding. Cop City would include shooting ranges and a mock city with buildings and roads to allow APD to practice urban warfare tactics. It would be larger than the NYPD and LAPD sites put together. As Scott explains, “This isn’t just bad policy without transparency; it’s a threat to the environment and Black lives.”
Full article at https://bit.ly/3kvnDRn
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The Color Of Change team writes about something America has yet to truly reckon with: reparations. A year after the uprisings for racial justice, we need to accept that we cannot move forward without facing our past. Reparations are “the answer for true liberty and justice for all.” That’s why our members are asking Congress to bring H.R. 40 to a vote. Black lives and livelihoods continue to be dimmed by this country’s white supremacist institutions — which lead to unequal access to healthcare, housing and business loans, crippling student debt, police violence and our children being funneled into prisons and jails for things that aren’t even crimes. The list goes on. The ways Black communities are boxed out of resources has its roots in slavery, then Jim Crow, then more subtle but still powerfully destructive forms of discrimination. The time for reparations has come.
Full article at https://bit.ly/3pyJSJl
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Color Of Change’s team writes about how Black athletes need our support this year. Even before the opening ceremonies, we saw Black Olympians under siege. The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency banned Sha’Carri Richardson and Brianna Rollins-McNeal and the International Swimming Federation banned swim caps for natural Black hair — the roots of racism were undeniable in these decisions. That’s why we’re leading a campaign to push the International Olympic Committee to stop silencing Black athletes. And telling corporations, they can’t just support Black athletes; they need to support Black communities. It’s unrealistic and unfair to expect athletes to sacrifice and be strong when it comes to competing and representing their country, then tell them to shut up when it comes to being sidelined and discriminated against. Our callouts, our organizing for justice, cannot stop with the closing ceremony.
Full article at https://bit.ly/3jyL7nU
For Immediate Release: September 14, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change: Facebook’s Calculated Cover Up of XCheck Program Proves the Company Cannot Be Trusted to Self-Regulate NATIONWIDE — In response to new revelations reported by the Wall Street Journal today about Facebook’s XCheck program and the company’s whitelisting practices exempting high-profile users from content moderation […]
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Scott Roberts, Color Of Change’s Sr. Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns, explains why we cannot accept tinkering with the current model of policing in place of real change. In Minneapolis, communities are coming together to make the city safer and Color Of Change launched Safety Not Fear. “The campaign gives Minneapolis members a platform to highlight what works and what doesn’t to keep communities safe. It’s clear that police reform and new police training requirements are not working. What we’re doing isn’t working for Black & Brown communities facing police violence, for families concerned about crime, for folks who don’t consider the place they call home safe.”
Full article at https://bit.ly/3zbey4x
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The Hill reports on how Color of Change has become a leader in the push to hold tech giants accountable. “Part of what we’ve had to do over the last several years is translate presence into power,” President Rashad Robinson says. He’s been pivotal in pushing social media platforms—especially Facebook, to conduct a civil rights audit. “My work every single day is working to build the infrastructure to get people lined up to fight — so we can have more people fighting for change, more people holding these companies accountable, and more ways to right the balance of power.”
Full article at https://bit.ly/38RLlkk