For Immediate Release: October 8, 2020 Media contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Responds to “COPS” Resuming Production NATIONWIDE — In response to Langley Productions’ decision to resume filming for the television show “COPS” after it was cancelled by Paramount Network in June, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson issued the following statement: “After a years-long […]
Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org For Immediate Release: October 7, 2020 Color Of Change Responds to US House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Report NATIONWIDE – Following the release of the nearly 500-page antitrust report by the US House Judiciary Committee that concludes Facebook, Amazon, Google and Apple hold monopoly power and engage in anti-competitive behavior, Color Of Change, […]
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Protests have broken out across the country since Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced that none of the officers involved in Breonna Taylor’s death would be charged. Scott Roberts, Color Of Change’s Senior Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns, joined CBSN to discuss how the justice system has failed, what Taylor’s mother has asked for, and why protesters continue to call for the defunding of police. Watch the full interview at https://www.yahoo.com/news/breonna-taylor-case-sparks-more-204309505.html
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Read about Color Of Change’s work — led by Arisha Hatch, Rashad Robinson and Brandi Collins-Dexter — to hold tech companies accountable for racist propaganda, misinformation, and letting algorithms put sensationalism and profits above people of color. Since George Floyd’s killing and the nation’s reckoning on racial justice, the stakes have gotten higher. COC has a seat at the table with execs at the big tech companies. But are they ready to take responsibility? Full article at https://bit.ly/333ocJO.
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In Men’s Health, Color Of Change Rashad Robinson shares his personal and professional reflections on the injustice of money bail. Growing up, he’d watch his family collectively scrape together money to help an uncle who’d been arrested. But Kalief Browder’s story really opened his eyes to how wrong it is to let big companies profit off reap profits off the bail industry while innocent Black and Brown people often spend months in jail just awaiting trial. Full article at https://bit.ly/3662hmS.
For Immediate Release: September 23, 2020 Contact: media@colorofchange.org COLOR OF CHANGE: KENTUCKY A.G.’S FAILURE TO BRING MURDER CHARGES IS A SECOND INJUSTICE AGAINST BREONNA TAYLOR Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change, issued this statement following Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s failure to bring murder charges in the death of Breonna Taylor: “Today marks […]
For Immediate Release: September 18, 2020 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change mourns the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, issued the following statement from President Rashad Robinson following the passing of civil rights champion Ruth Bader Ginsburg “Ruth Bader Ginsburg has defined generations of progress […]
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: September 8, 2020 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change: Facebook Employee’s Resignation is a Symptom of Company’s Unchecked Abuse of Power and Failure to Enforce Policies NATIONWIDE — In response to Facebook employee Ashok Chandwaney’s resignation citing Facebook’s willingness to profit from hate on its platform, as reported by The Washington Post, Color Of […]
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, […]
Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org For Immediate Release: September 4, 2020 TAMPA DA DROPS UNJUSTIFIED CHARGES AGAINST COLOR OF CHANGE AND BLM ORGANIZERS Scott Roberts, Senior Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns at Color Of Change, issued this statement in response to Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren’s decision to drop charges against protesters in Tampa, including a Color […]
Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org For Immediate Release: September 3, 2020 Color Of Change Responds to Facebook’s US Election Policy Updates NATIONWIDE — In response to Facebook’s announcement today of additional steps it will take on the platform ahead of the November election, Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, released the following statement from President […]