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Color Of Change Responds to Disturbing Revelations of Clearview AI Abuse of Surveillance Technologies

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 […]

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ACLU and Color Of Change Statement on Endeavour Capital’s Divestment from Predatory, For-Profit Bail Industry

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 […]

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Normalizing Injustice: New Landmark Study by Color Of Change Reveals How Crime TV Shows Distort Understanding Of Race and the Criminal Justice System

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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Color Of Change Responds to Facebook’s Census Interference Policy

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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Color Of Change Announces Heather McGhee as New Chair of Board of Directors

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 […]

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Color Of Change Declares Victory in New Jersey: Ban on Hairstyle Discrimination Advances Economic and Civil Rights Protections for Black Americans

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 […]

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Color Of Change Responds to NCAA Decision on Athletes’ Compensation

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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Color Of Change Responds to Mark Zuckerberg’s Georgetown Address on Free Expression

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 […]

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Color Of Change Promotes Arisha Hatch to Vice President, Chief of Campaigns

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 […]

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Color Of Change Addresses Mark Zuckerberg’s Private Meetings with Conservative Influencers

For Immediate Release: October 14, 2019 NATIONWIDE — In response to a POLITICO report that detailed Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s private meetings with conservative influencers, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson issued the following response: “By continuing to prioritize the revenues generated by Trump’s hateful rhetoric, Mark Zuckerberg is normalizing violence against Black communities and other marginalized groups. Facebook’s recent […]

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Color Of Change Responds to Facebook’s Reversal of Political Advertisement Policy

For Immediate Release: October 3, 2019 NATIONWIDE– In response to today’s uncovering of an additional policy change by Facebook to allow misinformation in political advertisements, even if deemed inaccurate by the platform’s third-party verifiers, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson issued the following statement: “There is no acceptable reason to give politicians free rein to […]

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Color Of Change Responds to Facebook’s Reversal of Political Advertisement Policy

NATIONWIDE– In response to today’s uncovering of an additional policy change by Facebook to allow misinformation in political advertisements, even if deemed inaccurate by the platform’s third-party verifiers, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson issued the following statement: “There is no acceptable reason to give politicians free rein to lie and manipulate the public in […]

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