For Immediate Release: January 15, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Supports FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks for FCC Chair NATIONWIDE — As President-elect Biden continues to fill his Cabinet and consider appointments to federal agencies, Color Of Change announced today the organization’s support for Federal Communications Commissioner Geoffrey Starks for FCC Chair. The following statement […]
Color Of Change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2021 CONTACT: media@colorofchange.org Leading Advocacy Groups Successfully Pressure 13 Major Corporations to End Political Donations to GOP Enablers Following Insurrection Color Of Change, UltraViolet, ACRE Claim Victory for New Commitments to Halt PAC Funding from Amazon, Bank of America, Comcast, Coca-Cola, Google, Microsoft, Disney, and more — […]
For Immediate Release: January 13, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org COLOR OF CHANGE: CONGRESS MUST INVESTIGATE CAPITOL POLICE, FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE, OTHER POLICE ORGS FOR TIES TO WHITE SUPREMACISTS Scott Roberts, Senior Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns at Color Of Change, issued the following statement in response to Congressman Jamaal Bowman’s proposal to investigate ties between […]
For Immediate Release: January 12, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change: Facebook Must Ensure Its First VP of Civil Rights Holds Power to Enact Urgent Change NATIONWIDE — In response to Facebook’s announcement that the company has hired Roy Austin Jr. as Vice President of Civil Rights and Deputy General Counsel, Color Of Change President […]
For Immediate Release: January 8, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org “We did that.” Color Of Change Claims Victory for Pushing Twitter to Suspend President Trump’s Account NATIONWIDE — In response to Twitter’s decision to permanently ban President Trump’s account from the site, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson issued the following statement: “Twitter’s decision to permanently ban Trump’s account […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 8, 2021 Color Of Change Hollywood Comes Together with ABC’s The Rookie to Inform Depictions of the Criminal Justice System in the Show’s Latest Season January 8, 2021 – Color Of Change (COC) and ABC’s The Rookie partnered on the show’s newest season, which just premiered, to more accurately depict […]
Color Of Change For Immediate Release: January 7, 2021 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change: “Facebook must permanently ban Trump and take action against his enablers” NATIONWIDE — In response to Facebook’s announcement that it will suspend President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts indefinitely, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson released the following statement: “Facebook’s decision to suspend President […]
Update: As of Thursday, January 7, GiveSendGo has removed JP Morgan Chase’s company WePay from their Terms of Service and we have confirmed with Chase that they are no longer processing payments. — For Immediate Release: January 7, 2021 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change: We Will Hold Corporate Enablers Accountable For the White Supremacist Insurgency at […]
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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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, December 18, 2020 CONTACT: media@colorofchange.org Tracee Ellis Ross Joins Color Of Change for a Discussion on the State of Small Black Beauty Businesses and Fighting Hair Discrimination Joined by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Representative Leslie Herod, and Small Black Beauty Business Owners: Jennifer Lord and Thomasina Jackson NATIONWIDE — Color […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 18, 2020 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Launches Black Business Directory as Economic Fallout of COVID-19 Pandemic Intensifies NATIONWIDE — Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, today launched the Black Business Green Book — a new digital directory that helps consumers locate Black-owned small businesses across the country […]
Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org For Immediate Release: December 17, 2020 Color Of Change Urges U.S. Senate to Advance Booker’s College Athletes Bill of Rights Landmark proposal previously endorsed by Color Of Change introduced to U.S. Senate, marking significant milestone in effort to end exploitation of Black college athletes NATIONWIDE — In response to U.S. Senator Cory Booker’s (D-NJ) […]