The following statement can be attributed to Color Of Change: “Since 2020, Color Of Change has grown rapidly and become a bridge to action for millions of people across the country. From high school students and first-time marchers to century-old institutional leaders and political and corporate decision-makers, people turned to Color Of Change and its rapidly growing staff for guidance on how to respond to the unprecedented crisis of COVID and the unique opportunity of the racial justice uprisings. The racial justice and American democracy victories Color Of Change staff worked together to wi ..read more

By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier Leaf through the pregnancy advice classic “What to Expect When You're Expecting,” and you'll find answers to questions like “Can I keep up my spinning class?” and “How can I eat for two if I’m too queasy to eat for one?” Absent from the book, however, are tips for the estimated 58,000 women in the United States who are incarcerated while pregnant. Many find out they are pregnant while in custody, with the fate of their pregnancy left to a carceral health care system that falls short.  “There are a lot of folks giving birth behind bars. I don't think a lot of pe ..read more

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STUDY THE FIELD An Investigation of Hollywood Companies’ Commitment to Equitable Representation through Data Collection, Analysis & Reporting about the study Study the Field: An Investigation of Hollywood Companies’ Commitment to Equitable Representation Through Data Collection, Analysis and Reporting is the first-of-its-kind report providing recommendations to improve data collection in the industry. The report is the product of a three-part research study conducted by DCI Consulting and managed by Aerica Shimizu Banks and Kalpana Kotagal that defines the landscape, undertakes ..read more

By Color Of Change staff When travelers use the online booking site Airbnb for their next vacation getaway, they won’t find rental listings for slave cabins on former antebellum plantations. Black and Latino travelers also will find it easier to receive a review as a guest — the lack of which has hampered them from booking places to stay using the website. The changes, announced in mid-December, are the result of Project Lighthouse, a high-profile initiative Color Of Change helped design that Airbnb is using to root out racial discrimination, bias and other harmful practices.  Advocates ..read more

By Color Of Change staff During his State of the Union address, President Joe Biden spoke about his conversation with the mother of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died after Memphis police savagely beat him after a traffic stop last month.  “Here is what Tyre's mother shared with me when I asked her how she finds the courage to carry on and speak out,” Biden told the Congress after acknowledging Nichols’ mother and stepfather, RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, seated in the Gallery in the House of Representatives as the president’s guests. “She said her son was a beautiful soul, a ..read more

By Liz Courquet-Lesaulnier Ever heard that old saying “crime doesn’t pay?” The predatory prison services industry knows otherwise.  Private corporations, inflating prices on everything from basic hygiene products to health care, rake in $80 billion in profits every year. That money lines the pockets of CEOs and Wall Street shareholders, and it’s earned by exploiting incarcerated people and their families — a disproportionate number of whom are Black. While some believe the myth that incarcerated people get “three hots and a cot” – meals and a bed – for free, in reality, they often have t ..read more

It’s rare to be able to come together and truly celebrate champions of Black history. So Color Of Change created an awards ceremony to do just that — and you’re invited.  This month, Color Of Change proudly presents its 2nd Annual Black History Now Awards, streaming on COC’s Facebook page and YouTube channel beginning Monday, Feb. 27, at 8 p.m. ET.  The ceremony will honor seven people — educators, advocates, policymakers and entrepreneurs — whose work embodies what it means to put justice first. The Black History Now Awards also will feature a Who’s Who of presenters, including Col ..read more

Color Of Change report Much ink has been spilled about Twitter in the Elon Musk era. But for Black folks, it’s not just another Silicon Valley saga. The downward spiral of Twitter represents the erosion of a vibrant, sometimes even radical, community: Black Twitter. For a decade and a half, Black Twitter served as a space where Black culture was co-created — from reacting to appointment television and experiencing new music releases to bearing witness to political milestones. Those real-time reactions — gifs, memes, slang — birthed an entirely new lexicon. We stanned our faves (and, yes, some ..read more

By Aldore Collier Few examples of glaring and enduring racism stand out more than in the motion picture industry, where stereotypes persist on screen and Blacks are underrepresented in the power jobs behind the scenes. So, to promote solutions to decades-old inequities Color Of Change ventured earlier this month to Park City, Utah, home of one of the largest and most prestigious film festivals — the Sundance Film Festival — to meet with and discuss solutions with the industry’s power players and influencers. Color Of Change hosted “Hollywood, Racism and the New Age of Censorship,” a 90-minute ..read more