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Statement from Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, in Remembrance of the Death of Trayvon Martin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Tim Rusch, Tim@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 917-399-0236 CJ Frogozo, CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 310 570 2622 New York, NY — “Two years ago on this day, Trayvon Martin was murdered in cold blood while walking home, and we are deeply saddened that Trayvon’s family did not receive the justice they deserved. “Unfortunately, the abuses of the so-called […]

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Statement from Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, on Interview from Juror #4 on Michael Dunn Trial

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: CJ Frogozo, cj@fitzgibbonmedia.com, 310.570.2622 Tim Rush, tim@fitzgibbonmedia.com, 917,399, 0236 New York, NY –  Last night trial Juror #4 in the Michael Dunn trial came forward in an exclusive interview with Nightline.  In her interview, the juror, known only as Valerie, confirmed that the trial was the issue of self-defense, which led […]

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Statement from Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, on the News that the FCC Plans to Set New Rules for Net Neutrality

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: CJ Frogozo, CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 310 570 2622 “The Federal Communications Commission and Chairman Tom Wheeler have the power to take decisive action now to protect the public and restore the free and open Internet. Any plan that does not include reclassification allows corporate gatekeepers like Comcast and Verizon to block, slow down […]

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As Valentines Day approaches Civil Rights group urges Mayor de Blasio to complete investigation into ‘Shop and Frisk’ at Barneys New York

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Tim Rusch, Tim@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 917-399-0236 Kayla Keller, 281 682 6212, kayla@fitzgibbonmedia.com New York, NY — With Valentines day just a day away, ColorOfChange.org sent a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio urging his administration to complete the investigation into racial profiling of Black shoppers at Barneys New York that was started by […]

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Statement from Rashad Robinson, Executive Director of ColorOfChange.org, on cancellation of George Zimmerman “celebrity” boxing match

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Tim Rusch, Tim@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 917-399-0236 CJ Frogozo, CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 310-570-2622 New York, NY — “ColorOfChange.org commends fight promoter Damon Feldman for making the right decision and canceling the ‘celebrity’ boxing match he had planned to take place between George Zimmerman and rapper DMX on March 15th. It is appalling that Zimmerman would ever […]

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Principal Financial Group CEO to Meet with Obama, While Coming Under Fire by Civil Rights Group for Company’s Massive Investments in Private Prisons

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, 31 January 2014 CONTACT: Brett Abrams: 516-841-1105 : brett@fitzgibbonmedia.com Statement by Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorOfChange, the nation’s largest online civil rights organization, on President Obama’s plans to meet with The Principal Financial Group’s (The Principal) CEO Larry Zimpleman (the new chairman of the Financial Services Roundtable) and his company’s […]

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More Than 1 Million People Call on FCC to Save Net Neutrality

WASHINGTON — On Thursday, Free Press led a coalition of organizations — including the ACLU, Avaaz, Common Cause, ColorOfChange, CREDO, DailyKos, Demand Progress, Fight for the Future, the Harry Potter Alliance, MoveOn, RootsAction and the Sierra Club’s SierraRise community — that delivered more than 1 million petitions to the Federal Communications Commission urging the agency […]

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ColorOfChange Celebrates New York City’s Stop and Frisk Lawsuit Settlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 2014 Contacts: Tim Rusch, Tim@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 917-399-0236 CJ Frogozo, CJ@FitzGibbonMedia.com, 310 570 2622 New York, NY — Historic reforms of New York City’s Stop and Frisk program are set to move forward after newly elected Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed to drop the city’s shameful appeal of the landmark case Floyd […]

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