For Immediate Release March 16, 2020 Contact: Justin Henry jhenry@fenton.com (212) 897-2083 CRIMINAL JUSTICE ORGS ISSUE COVID-19 DEMANDS, ACTION PLAN TO PROTECT 2.3 MILLION INCARCERATED PEOPLE More Than 50 National and Local Reform Groups Call on Authorities to Deploy Just, Humane Response in Likely Event of Outbreak in U.S. Jails and Prisons […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, March 13, 2020 Contact: Amanda Ebrahim aebrahim@fenton.com (516) 492-9757 Color Of Change: Coronavirus Poses Racial Justice Concerns in Every Aspect of Society. Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, issued the following statement regarding coronavirus: The COVID-19 pandemic has reached pandemic proportions in […]
For Immediate Release: March 12, 2020 Color Of Change Responds to Report Exposing Facebook and Twitter Misinformation Campaign Linked to Russian IRA NATIONWIDE — Following the release today of a report from Facebook, Twitter, CNN and Graphika revealing a misinformation campaign run out of Ghana with close ties to the Russian IRA, Color Of Change, the nation’s […]
For Immediate Release: February 28, 2020 Color Of Change Responds to Disturbing Revelations of Clearview AI Abuse of Surveillance Technologies Nationwide — Following reports that Clearview AI provided access to its controversial facial recognition software to more than 2,200 corporations, law enforcement agencies and individuals around the world, Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, issued the following […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2020 CONTACTS: Hanna Johnson, ACLU, hjohnson@aclu.org, 650-464-1698 Amity Paye, Color of Change, amity.paye@colorofchange.org NEW YORK — In a major win for the movement to end the predatory for-profit bail system, the American Civil Liberties Union and Color Of Change have learned that private equity firm Endeavour Capital has […]
Television’s Most Popular Genre Excludes Writers of Color, Miseducates People about the Criminal Justice System and Makes Racial Injustice Acceptable. NCIS, Lethal Weapon, Elementary, The Blacklist, Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Chicago P.D. and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Among Worst Offenders NEW YORK, NY — Today, Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice […]
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For Immediate Release: December 19, 2019 Media Contact: Kwame Belle, kwame.belle@berlinrosen.com|Michelle Morris, michelle.morris@berlinrosen.com NATIONWIDE—In response to Facebook’s Census interference policy, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, Color Of Change, issued the following statement from President Rashad Robinson: “Facebook is taking an important step forward by attempting to promote an accurate Census count, but success […]
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For immediate release: Monday, December 9, 2019 Media contact: Oliver Jones, oliver.jones@berlinrosen.com, 646.746.4325 NEW YORK — Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice group, announced today that Heather McGhee will become Chair of the Color Of Change Board of Directors. Heather has served as a member of the board for the past […]
For Immediate Release: November 21, 2019 VP Arisha Hatch: “A movement is building” Trenton, NJ— Following the passage of New Jersey bill A-5564/ NJ S-3945 prohibiting discrimination on the basis of hairstyle under the state’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD), Color Of Change–the nation’s largest online racial justice organization–issued the following statement from Vice President Arisha Hatch: “This bill is a crucial […]
For Immediate Release: October 29, 2019 NATIONWIDE – In response to the NCAA Board of Governors’ vote today to allow athletes to profit from their names, images and likenesses, Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, issued the following statement from Vice President Arisha Hatch: “The NCAA Board of Governors’ unanimous vote to finally recognize […]
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For Immediate Release: October 17, 2019 WASHINGTON, DC— In response to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s comments today during a speech on “free expression” at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Institute of Politics and Public Services, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson issued the following response: “Mark Zuckerberg made clear today that he […]
For Immediate Release: October 15, 2019 NEW YORK, NY — Today, Color Of Change announced that Arisha Hatch, formerly Managing Director of Campaigns at Color Of Change, has been promoted to the new role of Vice President, Chief of Campaigns. For the past seven years, Arisha has helped to grow Color Of Change into a […]