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Color Of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, issued the following statement in response to District Attorney Stephen Zappala’s conviction of Officer Michael Rosfeld for the murder of Antwon Rose.
“District Attorney Zappala would not have moved to formally charge Officer Michael Rosfeld with homicide had hundreds of people not taken to the streets. But this fight is far from over,” says Scott Roberts, Sr. Criminal Justice Campaign Director at Color Of Change. “Officer Rosfeld was hired despite his history of targeting and abusing Black students at the University of Pittsburgh. We demand the Allegheny County Police Department be held accountable for this blatant disregard for the safety of Pittsburgh residents.”
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Color Of Change is the nation’s largest online racial justice organization. We help people respond effectively to injustice in the world around us. As a national online force driven by over one million members, we move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America. Visit www.colorofchange.org.
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