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ColorOfChange.org asking for apology for piece claiming black women are less physically attractive than white women
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For Immediate Release NEW YORK – The following is a statement from Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, in response to Donald Trump’s announcement that he will not be seeking the Republican nomination for president in 2012: “We’re happy that Americans will be spared months of Donald Trump making race-baiting comments on the campaign trail […]
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The following is a statement from Rashad Robinson, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, in response to Donald Trump’s appearance on “Fox & Friends”: “Donald Trump is now saying he’s the ‘least racist person there is,’ but for weeks he’s been using racism for his own political purposes. Trump has used his media platform to launch a […]
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OAKLAND, Calif. – The following is a statement from James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, in response to Glenn Beck’s departure from the Fox News Channel: “ColorOfChange strongly applauds Glenn Beck’s departure from the Fox News Channel. More than 285,000 ColorOfChange members have participated in our campaign against him since it began in July 2009. […]
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OAKLAND, Calif. – The following is a statement from James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, regarding The Huffington Post’s recent decision to no longer give Andrew Breitbart a prominent platform on their website: “ColorOfChange.org applauds The Huffington Post’s decision to no longer give Andrew Breitbart a prominent platform for his so-called ‘journalism’. Breitbart, whose entire […]
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Robinson to take over leadership from James Rucker; Rucker to remain Chairman of ColorOfChange.org Board of Directors
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Statement from ColorOfChange.org on Efforts by CBC Members to Derail Certificate Programs Regulation Plan The following is a statement from James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, regarding the efforts of six Congressional Black Caucus members to derail the Obama administration’s plan to regulate certificate programs at for-profit colleges: “We are dismayed by the actions of […]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The following is a statement from James Rucker, executive director of ColorOfChange.org, regarding Governor Kasich’s decision to ask the Ohio Parole Board to review the case of Kelley Williams-Bolar. “We were happy to learn that after hearing from more than 150,000 people, Governor Kasich has asked the parole board to review Williams-Bolar’s […]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The following is a statement from Dani McClain, campaign manager for ColorOfChange.org, regarding Governor Kasich’s decision to investigate the Kelley Williams-Bolar case. ColorOfChange.org, together with Change.org and MomsRising.org, led the charge to pressure Governor Kasich to step in and take a public stand in the case against the 40-year old Akron mother […]
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More than 16,000 members of Black activist group argued that Rep. Bobby Rush was unsuitable for the position
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15,000 protest Rush’s bid to lead House technology panel
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SAN FRANCISCO – ColorOfChange.org, together with CREDO Action, led the charge to pressure ABC News to rescind their offer to Breitbart, circulating a petition letter that secured more than 125,000 signatures and resulted in over 2,000 phone calls to The Walt Disney Company and the Disney-ABC Television Group, which owns ABC News, over the last two […]