By Color Of Change staff Beginning Dec. 1, people incarcerated in Massachusetts jails and prisons will be able to communicate with their loved ones at no cost, thanks to the efforts of a coalition of advocates including Color Of Change. The bill signed into law Nov. 16 by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey makes phone calls, […]
By Color Of Change staff The family of Deacon Johnny Hollman Sr. is a little closer to justice because of the help of Color Of Change members. Thousands of COC members signed petitions demanding that officials release the police body camera video of the encounter that led to the 62-year-old church deacon’s death on Aug. […]
By Color Of Change staff Monti Taylor is a Color of Change member committed to making sure Black history is not censored, but spoken boldly and accurately in public schools in Ohio and across the nation. While standing in line to vote recently, Taylor had an epiphany. Her young son, a third-grader who was with […]
The holidays are a time of giving. And here at Color Of Change, we are grateful for all the support that has allowed us to help everyday people to transform their communities and the world. Because of your commitment and resources, Color Of Change partnered with a coalition of directly impacted people to win a […]
By Color of Change staff People from Boca Raton to Birmingham and Denver to Los Angeles leaned into their power and crafted their personal stories into narratives for social change at Color Of Change’s recent “Empowerment Lab: Storytelling Roundtable.” The virtual training session, held Oct. 14, was designed to better equip students, parents and educators […]
By Color Of Change staff When we organize, we win. That statement highlights Color Of Change’s latest victory in the fight to defend Black history involving one of the nation’s leading publishers and distributors of children’s books. In a public apology, children’s book publisher Scholastic announced Oct. 24 that it is reversing its actions that […]
Color Of Change is starting its end-of-the-year fundraising drive, an opportunity for members to strengthen our collective power, to help sustain more wins and to build the infrastructure we need to fight back against persistent attacks on our democracy, our rights and Black history. Thank you for your support and appreciation for our mission — […]
By Color Of Change staff More than 230 parents, educators and community organizers concerned about attempts to erase Black history in public schools attended Color Of Change’s School Board Training to gain tools needed to fight back. The free virtual training sessions were held Aug. 12 and Aug. 31 and drew people from across the […]
By Color Of Change staff As the U.S. Supreme Court faces a crisis of legitimacy, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson will join other justice advocates for a panel discussion on reforming the nation’s highest court during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 52nd Annual Legislative Conference this week. The panel, “Court Reform: Expand the Court […]
By Color Of Change staff When the parents of children at the Red Balloon Early Childhood Learning Center learned last fall that Columbia University planned to shut down the center in West Harlem, they turned to Color Of Change for help. COC, one of the nation’s foremost racial justice organizations with a successful track record […]
August is Black Philanthropy Month By Color Of Change staff For far too long, the efforts of Black donors have been overlooked or underrepresented when it comes to telling the story of philanthropy and charitable giving. But reports consistently show that Black families give a greater percentage of their wealth to charitable causes than all […]
Juneteenth: How Misinformation Shapes Our Past and Present By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier This is what you’ve probably been told about Juneteenth: Enslaved Black people in Texas had no idea they were free until June 19, 1865, the day U.S. Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce the end of the Civil War and […]
Kick off the holidays with a gift towards Black joy and liberation. Pitch in $25 or more to our EOY fundraising drive to fuel our campaigns for justice in 2024 and beyond!