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ColorOfChange.org Responds to Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s decision to reduce Kelley Williams-Bolar’s Charges to Misdemeanors

The following is a statement from Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, regarding Gov. John Kasich’s decision to reduce Kelley Williams-Bolar’s felony charges to misdemeanors: “Gov. Kasich’s decision today to reduce Ms. Williams-Bolar’s offenses from felonies to misdemeanors is proof that he heard the ColorOfChange.org community loud and clear. It has long been obvious that […]

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Civil Rights Group that Mobilized Tens of Thousands in Support of Kelley Williams-Bolar Applauds Gov. Kasich’s Decision to Grant Her Clemency

ColorOfChange.org and Change.org flooded Ohio Governor’s Office with Hundreds of Calls Demanding a Pardon

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ColorOfChange.org Responds to OH Parole Board’s Vote to Deny Clemency to Kelley Williams-Bolar

The following is a statement from Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, regarding the Ohio Parole Board’s vote recommending that Gov. John Kasich deny clemency to Kelley Williams-Bolar: “The ColorOfChange.org community was deeply moved by the story of Kelley Williams-Bolar. Many parents all around the country would act just as she did if it meant […]

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More than 60,000 ColorOfChange.org members Urged Anita Alvararez to Overturn Convictions of Wrongfully-Imprisoned Cook County Residents

Group was joined by Terrill Swift, who was coerced into falsely confessing to crime, and his family

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ColorofChange.org applauds Justice Department Lawsuit to Block AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Action may avert economic harm to communities of color, control of market by net neutrality opponents

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ADVISORY: More than 60,000 ColorOfChange.org members speak out in support of 10 Wrongfully-Imprisoned Cook County Residents

Urge State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez to Overturn Convictions

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More than 130,000 People Demand Justice for Black Student Denied Valedictorian Honor

Civil Rights Group Asks Arkansas School District for Explanation of Steps it will Take to Support Black Student Achievement

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Bay Area Residents Demanded US Airways Apologize for Discriminatory Treatment of Deshon Marman

ColorofChange.org was joined by the SF Chapter of NAACP, and the Family of Young Man Arrested for Sagging Pants, delivered nearly 40,000 Petition Signatures at US Airways Ticket Counter at SFO

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ColorOfChange.org Statement on Debt Deal

Don’t Pass Deal Balanced on Backs of the Poor and Working People While Asking Nothing from the Wealthy

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Black Student Denied Valedictorian Honor Amidst Fears it Would Cause a “Big Mess”

In less than 24 hours, more than 40k ColorOfChange members call on Arkansas School District leaders to correct this injustice

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More than One Hundred to Protest Outside Rupert Murdoch’s NYC Home – Join Calls for Congressional Investigation Over Phone Hacking

Accuse Murdoch of Driving Ugly Agenda to Make Profit – From Race-Baiting to Wire-Tapping

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Statement from ColorOfChange.org On US Sentencing Commission Hearing on Retroactive Relief for People Serving Harsh Sentences for Crack Cocaine Offenses

OAKLAND, Calif. – The following is a statement from Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, regarding today’s vote by the United States Sentencing Commission to apply the 2010 crack cocaine guideline retroactively. The vote means that approximately 12,000 people currently serving time for federal crack offenses are eligible to have their sentences reduced: “The U.S. […]

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