By Color Of Change staff One hundred lucky Color Of Change members won free tickets in early February to see the new film “ORIGIN,” written and directed by Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay. Separately, another eight COC squad members in Los Angeles had the opportunity to hear actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who played the film’s title character, discuss the film’s major themes during a special panel discussion with producers and justice advocates in Beverly Hills. “ORIGIN” chronicles many of the triumphs and tragedies in the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she ..read more

By Color Of Change staff More than 200 people are expected to gather in Charlotte, North Carolina, next month for the #DefendBlackHistory Summit hosted by Color Of Change in conjunction with the National Education Association. The free, half-day summit will offer enhanced tools to local leaders, parents, students, educators and advocates from the region to build collective power to fight against the erasure of Black history and efforts to ban books in schools and libraries. “Sometimes it takes an event, such as a school board banning books, for us to identify (with an issue) and come togeth ..read more

By Color Of Change staff Color Of Change is taking its Black History Month campaign to the streets. Throughout the month of February, millions of motorists, commuters and pedestrians in eight cities across the nation will see COC’s digital billboards featuring more than a dozen historical heroes and movement makers of today. The giant, multi-story billboards broadcast the campaign’s message — “Fighting For Black History Until Justice Is Real” — and showcase just a few figures whose work and actions have been critical in the long fight for racial justice. Featured leaders include notables — fr ..read more

By Color Of Change staff Ever wondered why some of the hardest-working, responsible people pay a private company to prepare their taxes to get a refund and risk mistakes — or worse — an audit?  Simply put, the tax preparation industry is deceitful. Brick-and-mortar preparation services like H&R Block, Jackson Hewitt and Liberty Tax Service are known to employ unqualified and unlicensed workers known as unenrolled preparers. Millions of individuals frustratingly surrender their hard-earned money to companies like H&R Block and Intuit — to the tune of $13 billion annually — being d ..read more

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signs a ceremonial copy of legislation making phone calls free in state prisons and jails. She is joined at the Jan. 5 celebration by advocates and Keeping Families Connected/No Cost Calls Coalition members who have long pushed for the legislation. Photo by Joshua Qualls/Governor’s Press Office By Color Of Change staff It was a monumental day when Color Of Change staffer Erick Fernandez and about a dozen other advocates working with the Keeping Families Connected/No Cost Calls Coalition joined Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Jan. 5 for a ceremonial signing of ..read more

The opening days of 2024 call us to a special place to reflect and revitalize our commitment to advancing racial justice. Last year, you and thousands of other Color Of Change members pitched in to help make racial justice a potent solution across the country. To celebrate another year of generous support and as a token of our appreciation, we’re sending a COC gift to members who donate $25 or more before Jan. 31.  You can choose from an “Until Justice Is Real” tote bag or a Color Of Change journal or tumbler mug when you make your donation. We are able to send a gift only to those who d ..read more

The last days of 2023 call us to a special place to reflect and revitalize our commitment to advancing racial justice. This year, you and thousands of other Color Of Change members pitched in to help make racial justice a potent solution across the country. To celebrate another year of generous support and as a token of our appreciation, we’re sending a COC gift to members who donate $25 or more before Dec. 31. This year, you can choose from an “Until Justice Is Real” tote bag or a Color Of Change journal or tumbler mug when you make your donation. We are able to send a gift only to thos ..read more

Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson, left, attends the purple carpet premiere of “The Color Purple” (Warner Bros. Pictures) in Los Angeles on Dec. 6. At right, Robinson joins novelist Alice Walker, author of “The Color Purple,” at the film's premiere. Ms. Walker became the first African American woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her acclaimed novel in 1983. By Color Of Change staff For the past six months, Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson has participated in The Color Purple Leadership Circle, which facilitated meaningful connections tying the Warner Brothers movie ..read more

As we head into the holiday season, I am sharing my deepest gratitude to all of you for supporting Color Of Change and our commitment to advancing racial justice.  Looking back, we have faced significant challenges that have impacted our organization, the movement and our communities this year.  Across the nation, we have seen the far right plot attacks to undermine the rights of Black communities and other targeted groups, including the gutting of Affirmative Action and student debt relief by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions, a wave of lawsuits targeting DEI initiatives and backl ..read more

By Color Of Change staff There is power when more than 2,000 people sign up to fight for justice. And that power was evident in the #DefendBlackHistory School Board Training and Storytelling Workshop held Dec. 5 and Dec. 13, respectively, by Color Of Change in conjunction with the National Education Association. Hundreds of passionate educators, parents, grandparents and advocates from big cities to small towns across the nation joined the virtual sessions where discussions centered on the impact of showing up at local school board meetings, advocating for our children and fighting back again ..read more