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Color Of Change Launches Black Business Directory as Pandemic Intensifies

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 […]

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Color Of Change Urges U.S. Senate to Advance Booker’s College Athletes Bill of Rights

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) […]

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Color Of Change and the Recording Academy® Announce #ChangeMusic Roadmap

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, December 17, 2020 Color Of Change and the Recording Academy® Announce #ChangeMusic Roadmap Latest partnership initiative puts forth a roadmap to bring racial justice and equity to Black creators and professionals in the music industry  December 17, 2020 –Today, Color Of Change (COC) and the Recording Academy® announced the latest step […]

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Color Of Change Applauds U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Decision to End Sanctions Against Athletes Who Protest

Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org For Immediate Release: December 11, 2020 Color Of Change Applauds U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee Decision to End Sanctions Against Athletes Who Protest NATIONWIDE — In response to the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee’s announcement yesterday that it will no longer punish Team USA athletes who raise their fists or kneel on […]

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Color Of Change: Unprecedented Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook from FTC, 48 State and Territorial AGs Mark Critical Step Toward Ending Big Tech’s Abuse of Power

Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org For Immediate Release: December 9, 2020 Color Of Change: Unprecedented Antitrust Lawsuits Against Facebook from FTC, 48 State and Territorial AGs Mark Critical Step Toward Ending Big Tech’s Abuse of Power NATIONWIDE – In response to the new lawsuits filed today by the Federal Trade Commission and dozens of state attorneys general […]

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BBC INTERVIEW: Move to Close ‘Slavery Loophole’ in US Constitution

BBC Newsday interviews Scott Roberts, Color Of Change’s Director of Criminal Justice Campaigns, on unpaid, forced labor in US prisons. Nearly every US state makes millions of dollars off of prison labor, but a move is finally underway to outlaw the practice. Scott says of the slavery loophole, “Almost immediately after emancipation, this exception was used to basically continue the economy that had been built around slavery… In time, this has grown to be a massive industry.” Hear the full interview at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p090pddv

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HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Color Of Change’s Rashad Robinson Says Breonna Taylor Decision Is a “Wake-Up Call” to Hollywood

In this Q&A, Rashad Robinson says the grand jury’s decision and lack of justice for Breonna Taylor shows urgent work on narrative change is. He discusses COC’s efforts to take on film and TV for crime dramas that lionize police and fail to show the true experiences of people of color. “I hope that this is a wakeup call to think about the stories — that get shipped out to the country and world — that create less empathy, less respect, that serve as PR arms for law enforcement. You don’t get to these types of legal and policy results without culture helping to fuel it.” Entire article at https://bit.ly/33OjIq5.

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USA TODAY: Fighting Racial Injustice Is About More than Rhetoric

In this op-ed, Rashad Robinson explains how In the US, the rules are still rigged against Black success. A big part of the fight to change that is finding the right story—the winning story. Because whether it’s the rules of work in an Amazon warehouse, the rules for police in our neighborhoods, or the rules that determine which hospitals get funding, or which businesses get COVID relief loans, corporations are still allowed to profit off Black people — and it’s still costing us our lives. Op-ed at https://bit.ly/3lQNLE5

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Following Demands by Color Of Change and Civil Rights Advocates, Twitter Agrees to Key Concessions and Expansion of Dehumanization Policy

For Immediate Release: December 2, 2020 Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org Following Demands by Color Of Change and Civil Rights Advocates, Twitter Agrees to Key Concessions and Expansion of Dehumanization Policy   NATIONWIDE — In response to the announcement by Twitter that it would expand the groups protected under its dehumanization content policy, Color Of Change’s Vice President Arisha Hatch issued the following […]

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Color Of Change: Grammy Nominations Signal Industry Movement Towards Racial Justice

Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org  For Immediate Release: November 24, 2020   Color Of Change: Grammy Nominations Signal Industry Movement Towards Racial Justice Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change, issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the 2021 Grammy nominations:  “In a year of uprising, sickness, and distance, music has been both a […]

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Color Of Change: Facebook’s New Disclosure of Hate Speech Prevalence Lacks Adequate Context

Media Contact: media@colorofchange.org For Immediate Release: November 19, 2020 Color Of Change: Facebook’s New Disclosure of Hate Speech Prevalence Lacks Adequate Context NATIONWIDE — In response to Facebook’s newly-released quarterly transparency report, which for the first time includes public disclosure of data on the prevalence of hate speech on the platform, Color Of Change President […]

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BLOOMBERG TECH: Color Of Change Focuses on Fighting Racism, Misinformation on Social Media

Color Of Change’s Vice President Arisha Hatch sits down with Bloomberg Technology to discuss the recent celebrity Instagram freeze and the advertising boycott on Facebook this summer. Celebrities boycotted Instagram for one full day in September as part of the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign. Watch the video at https://youtu.be/TYQ1NS_ZoVc

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