Just weeks before election day , voter intimidation billboards have popped up in Black and Latino neighborhoods in Ohio and Wisconsin. The billboards threaten voters with lengthy prison time and enormous fines if they commit “voter fraud.” It’s a clear tactic to frighten people of color and keep us away from the polls. This weekend, ColorOfChange launched a campaign calling on [...]

Today, ColorOfChange and partners including Drug Policy Alliance  launched a campaign calling on members of the New York State Legislature to stop unlawful, discriminatory marijuana arrests. Black and Latino New Yorkers experience a different New York from that experienced by their White counterparts. By supporting legislation that’s now backed by Gov. Cuomo and a bipartisan coalition, lawmakers in Albany can [...]

This week, ColorOfChange launched a  campaign calling on state officials to repeal Shoot First Laws – the dangerous law that’s being used to shield George Zimmerman, the man who shot Trayvon Martin. Please join us in calling on elected officials in your state to stand against these laws. Here’s the email we sent to our members.

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  UPDATE: ColorOfChange responds to reports that McDonald’s has ended its membership in ALEC. Today,  State Farm , Johnson & Johnson and  McDonald’s have all been receiving phone calls from ColorOfChange members and allies. Hundreds of people are making calls to the three new corporations to demand that the companies stop funding ALEC , the conservative policy group behind voter suppression and [...]

Today, NPR  broke the news that PepsiCo has also dropped its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).  The shadowy group has pushed discriminatory voter ID laws in statehouses across the country. ALEC is also behind Kill at Will bills like the Florida legislation being used to defend George Zimmerman, the man who killed  Trayvon Martin . From [...]

Today, ColorOfChange launched a campaign calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. Please read the email we sent to members below, and join us in our demand that the DOJ take over the case, arrest Zimmerman and launch an independent investigation into the Sanford police department’s unwillingness [...]

Most of us had never heard of Jena, Louisiana. But in 2006, six teenage boys were arrested and the small town of 4,000 would soon be thrust into the national spotlight as a prime example of 21st century Jim Crow justice. It all started on August 31st at Jena High School when a Black student sat under a tree in [...]

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf Coast in August and September of 2005, upending the lives of  1.5 million people and putting Black folks’ lack of political and social power front and center for all the world to see. The storms magnified racial disparities in the U.S., and no place demonstrated this more clearly than [...]

This month the  ColorofChange blog will feature some key events in contemporary Black history, almost all of which coincide with campaigns the organization has taken on. We’ll be offering you a catalogue of 21st century Black American history and showcasing the stories at the center of our work. Each event we’ll highlight lifts up the power that [...]

Today we launched a campaign calling on President Obama and Attorney General Holder to stand up to big banks and push for a full investigation of those responsible for the foreclosure crisis that devastated Black wealth. Check out the email we sent to our more than 800,000 members today and join the campaign  here.

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Today, ColorOfChange.org launched a campaign calling for corporations to stop funding the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). ALEC has drafted and distributed model legislation that appears to be the inspiration for restrictive and discriminatory voter ID bills advanced in numerous state legislatures this year, bills that would require voters to produce specified types of photo identification at [...]

For anyone who thought legal disenfranchisement was a thing of the past, think again. The 2012 campaign season — which will pick up speed in the wake of the elections held around the country today — may well bring the harshest attack on voting rights in decades. As evidenced by a new video released today by the [...]

Yesterday, ColorOfChange.org launched a campaign calling on MSNBC President Phil Griffin and NBC News President Steve Capus to fire Pat Buchanan. Buchanan, who has long used his position as a political analyst for MSNBC to spout bigoted rhetoric, was interviewed on a white nationalist radio program recently to promote his new book. In just one day, nearly [...]

At 11:08 pm Wednesday, the state of Georgia killed Troy Davis. Just before he was executed, Troy maintained his innocence, urged people to dig deeper into the case to find the truth, and said “For those about to take my life, may God have mercy on your souls, may God bless your souls.” It’s a [...]

This week, I joined Chicago-area ColorOfChange.org members to deliver more than 66,000 petition signatures to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. The petition demands that State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez immediately acknowledge the innocence of 10 falsely accused Black men (known as the Cook County 10) and agree to vacate the convictions of nine who were convicted [...]

There’s a growing problem with companies that refuse to hire people who don’t already have a job . With unemployment at 9%, this kind of discrimination affects a huge number of people. And it hits Black communities particularly hard, as more than 15% of African Americans are unemployed. Our friends at USAction launched a campaign asking job listing [...]

ColorOfChange.org recently launched a campaign demanding that Illinois State officials immediately agree to overturn the convictions of men who were arrested as teens and forced to confess to murders they did not commit.  Recent DNA testing has proven the innocence of 10 Black men, some who have been imprisoned for nearly 20 years. Despite the overwhelming [...]

Today we’re running a full-page ad in the New York Daily News demanding that Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes stop promoting and profiting from race-baiting. Check out the ad here: http://bit.ly/kS1tJ0 This open letter is just the latest step in our ongoing efforts to hold News Corporation, Fox News and Fox Business accountable. The appeal comes [...]

Today ColorOfChange.org is launching a campaign calling on the FCC to oppose the AT&T / T-Mobile merger. Here’s the email we sent to our members this morning:

AT&T wants to buy T-Mobile — and it could have huge, negative consequences, especially for Black Americans. The deal is likely to destroy jobs 1, raise the price of cellular [...]

ColorOfChange.org today launched a campaign calling on Roger Ailes, Chair of Fox Business, to fire host Eric Bolling. Late last week, Bolling said that President Obama has a habit of having “hoods in the hizzy,” a reference to the president of Gabon and rapper Common, two recent White House guests. Clearly, the statement plays off [...]