A billboard like this can help pressure Comcast leadership to drop their
Supreme Court petition and protect the Civil Rights Act of 1866.
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Dear John.
Protect our history and our future.
John, we need you to protect the Civil Rights Act of 1866 — one
of the oldest civil rights statutes to date and one of the most important
tools we have for protecting our communities from discrimination.^1^
We have over 25,000 petition signatures to demand Comcast drop its Supreme
Court petition, but more must be done. The Supreme Court will hear this
case on November 13, and we need to act fast to pressure Comcast's board
of directors and executives before it's too late!
[ [link removed] ]Will you donate $1 so we can pressure Comcast’s leadership to drop
their Supreme Court petition, using billboards near Comcast’s corporate
headquarters?
Comcast’s board and executive leadership are steadfast at defending their
bottom line, with the support of the Trump administration.^2 The Civil
Rights Act of 1866 is a pathway to justice for all discriminatory cases
involving employment, housing, banking, and consumer and business
transactions.^3 Comcast’s case may be heard by the Supreme Court, and we
know that the conservative justices are itching to make it easier for
businesses to get away with racial discrimination. We cannot allow
Comcast, a company that claims to pride itself on being dedicated to
diversity and inclusion in all facets of its business, to set such a
harmful precedent.^4
[ [link removed] ]Comcast must be held accountable. A $1 donation will help us expose the
executives who support setting our rights back 150 years.
Color Of Change has reached out to Comcast executives and its board
directly. However, Comcast refuses to accept the greater implications of
challenging a hallmark piece of legislation — the oldest form of law
created to acknowledge our humanity — that protects Black economic
equality, including Black artists and independent contractors.
Challenging the Civil Rights Act of 1866 has grave consequences for Black
people in the arts who are creating content to reshape the narratives of
Blackness and Black culture. Without this hallmark statute, it would be
difficult for Black creators to protect themselves against discrimination
in already majority-owned and -led creative spaces. A Supreme Court
decision eliminating this protection has the potential to fundamentally
change how racial discrimination claims are decided for decades to come in
multiple areas affecting us.^5
Comcast’s petition would put the burden on Black people to prove that
racism was the only driver of a decision or denial in cases seeking to
expose racial discrimination. We cannot allow Comcast and the Trump
administration to strike down key provisions of one of the oldest and most
important civil rights laws in the country.
[ [link removed] ]Donate $1 so we can place billboards at Comcast’s corporate
headquarters and show how much this important piece of legislation means
to Black people.
Ignoring our efforts to engage it directly, Comcast believes a legal
defense is more important than protecting civil rights. Justice and
economic equality have been part of a constant fight for us, and we cannot
let a corporation reverse protections that ensure our communities have the
means to work, build wealth, and access the justice system to vindicate
our rights.
[ [link removed] ]Honor the ancestors that sacrificed for our freedoms and for Black
economic liberation by donating $1 to stop Comcast from reversing one of
the most critical civil rights protections that we have.
Until justice is real,
--Jade, Rashad, Arisha, Evan, Johnny, Future, Eesha, Samantha, Marcus,
FolaSade, and the rest of the Color Of Change team
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References:
1. “The Civil Rights Act of 1866: History and Impact,” Thought Co.,
February 3, 2019,
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2. “Exclusive: Comcast & Trump Dismantling Civil Rights Over $20 Billion
Entertainment Studios Lawsuit,” Forbes, August 23, 2019,
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3. “Civil Rights Groups Slam Comcast for Trying to Weaken a Key
Protection Against Racial Discrimination,” The Washington Post,
October 2, 2019,
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4. “Civil Rights Act of 1866,” African American Civil Rights Movement,
2017,
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5. “Berkeley Law Dean Believes That Comcast and Charter Communications
Are Putting Black People’s Civil Rights in Jeopardy,” The Grio,
October 1, 2019,
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