February 1, 2024 The Honorable Joseph R. Biden and The Honorable Kamala D. Harris President of the United States and Vice President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden and Vice President Harris: Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, representing […]
For Immediate Release: January 30, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Chicago, Color Of Change Applauds Workforce Development Committee’s Rejection of Arbitrator Benn’s Ruling to Move Serious Police Misconduct Hearings Behind Closed Doors Chicago – Today, the Chicago City Council Workforce Development Committee – for the second time – rejected Arbitrator Edwin Benn’s reaffirmed decision to move […]
For immediate release: January 23, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In light of the recent opinion by the FTC regarding Intuit’s deceptive marketing practices with their Turbo Tax product, Rashad Robinson, the President of Color Of Change, issued the following statement: “Intuit’s program, the TurboTax Free Edition, deliberately misleads customers by hiding the actual cost, […]
For Immediate Release: January 22, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Chicago, Color Of Change Urges City Council to Oppose Arbitrator’s Reaffirmed Ruling Which Would Set Police Accountability Back 60 Years CHICAGO – On January 24th, Chicago’s City Council is set to vote on a recently reaffirmed ruling by Arbitrator Edwin Benn. If accepted, the ruling would […]
For Immediate Release: January 10, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Statement from Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change On Republicans cutting $10 Billion to IRS Mandatory Funding Following the concessions from Democrats to GOP members for an additional $10 billion in cuts to the IRS mandatory funding to the IRS, Color Of Change released the following […]
For Immediate Release: January 10, 2024 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Atlanta, Color Of Change Demands Action as Fulton County Jail Records the First Death of 2024 ATLANTA- Today, 36-year-old Michael Anthony Holland was found unresponsive in his cell at the Rice Street Jail. He was later pronounced dead after being transported to Grady Memorial Hospital. In […]
For Immediate Release: December 22, 2023 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change Statement on Biden Clemency Announcement The following statement can be attributed to Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change. “President Biden and the Department of Justice’s announcement today of clemency for 11 people serving disproportionately long drug offenses is the direct result of advocates and […]
For Immediate Release: December 13, 2023 Contact: media@colorofchange.org or futterman@uchicago.edu Chicago Coalition for Police Accountability and Transparency (CPAT) Applauds City Council’s Rejection of Arbitrator’s Decision that Would Set Back Oversight of Police Misconduct Chicago – Today, the Chicago City Council justly rejected an effort to turn back the clock by over 60 years on oversight […]
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For Immediate Release: November 17, 2023 Contact: media@colorofchange.org The Keeping Families Connected/No Cost Calls Coalition Celebrate Governor Healey and the MA State Legislature Putting Families Over Prison Profiteering MASSACHUSETTS – On November 16th, Governor Maura Healey signed a bill that establishes Massachusetts as the fifth state to make prison phone calls free statewide, and the first state to include […]
For Immediate Release: November 15, 2023 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Atlanta, Color Of Change Applauds a Significant Reduction in the County’s Jail Population, and Discourages the Use of Electronic Monitoring On November 15th, The Fulton County Board of Commissioners released updated county jail population data, which revealed a significant jail population reduction of 443 individuals, as […]
For Immediate Release: November 8th, 2023 Contact: media@colorofchange.org Color Of Change, SOUL, and Several Other Advocacy Organizations Pen Letter to Chicago City Council Urging Members to Vote NO on Arbitrator’s Ruling As It Relates to Police Misconduct Cases CHICAGO – Today, Color Of Change and Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL) – along with […]
For Immediate Release: November 1, 2023 Contact: media@colorofchange.org In Light of President Biden’s Executive Order on AI, Rashad Robinson, President of Color Of Change, issued the following statement: “President Biden’s Executive Order on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence is a positive step towards curbing AI-driven racial biases, and takes concrete steps to put the […]