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  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]
January 8, 2022 at 1:01 PM

Shame on Delta for putting profits over people.

With COVID infections at an all-time high, Delta’s policies are about profits, not their workers and passengers. John, Corporations should not dictate public health strategies, especially as we grapple with the global pandemic that has claimed the lives of nearly 5.5 million people worldwide.1 But u…
  Scott Roberts, Color Of Change · [email protected]
January 7, 2022 at 5:33 PM

FWD: Start off the New Year by supporting the fight to get thousands of people free!

EOY email Chip in to power the fight for clemency!     Hi John,   You may have already received an email like this from Color Of Change, but that's because we don't want you to miss it.   As someone invested in ending racialized mass incarceration and the liberation of B…
  Color Of Change · [email protected]
January 6, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Remembering the Insurrection: One year later

Donate $20 to fight white supremacy John, We all remember where we were on January 6th as we watched a group of violent white supremacists descend on Washington, D.C. and who were willing to do whatever it took to force their way into the US Capitol building. We remember the smashed windows, th…
  Keep Them Home · [email protected]
December 29, 2021 at 4:30 PM

Before the new year, there’s one thing you can do to support the fight for clemency.

EOY email Chip in to power the fight for clemency! John, become a Color Of Change supporter & help us get clemency for thousands of people! John We have great news to share with you! We won the campaign to Keep People Home, now we need your support to Get Them Free! L…
  Keep Them Home · [email protected]
December 23, 2021 at 4:54 PM

FWD: We won the campaign to keep them home, now we need to get people free!

Sign the petition to demand clemency for thousands!   John, You may have seen this email in your inbox before, and that's because we want to make sure you don't miss the great news we have to share before the holidays: We won the campaign to Keep People Home, now we need clemency to Get Them Fre…
  Keep Them Home · [email protected]
December 22, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Before you sign off for the holidays, we wanted to share some good news with you!

EOY email We won the campaign to keep people home, now we need clemency to get them free!   John, Before you sign off for the holidays, we wanted to make sure you saw the good news: We won the campaign to Keep People Home, now we need clemency to Get Them Free! Let's rec…
  #TwitchDoBetter, Color Of Change · [email protected]
December 21, 2021 at 11:05 PM

Black creators and the Black children who watch their streams deserve protection!

Live game streaming should be a source of joy and entertainment, not a place where Black folks are harassed and cyberbullied. #TwitchDoBetter   Hi John, On Christmas Day, children sprint to see what Santa has left under the tree and unwrap their shiny gaming consoles with glee! But when Black ch…
  Keep Them Home · [email protected]
December 20, 2021 at 7:00 PM

FWD: You’ll send and receive many holiday cards this year, but there’s one you can send that can help keep people out of prison.

EOY email Send Biden a holiday card that really matters this year! Hi John,   You may have already seen this email in your inbox and that's because we want to make sure you have the opportunity to send a holiday card that really makes an impact this year before signing of…
  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]
December 17, 2021 at 9:03 PM

Matthew Hawn.

Reinstate Matthew Hawn. Dear John, On May 5th, the same day that the Tennessee legislature passed its current anti-CRT bill into law, tenured social studies teacher, Matthew Hawn, was fired from Sullivan Central High School for discussing racism in his Contemporary Issues class.1 What happened t…
  Protect Amazon Workers · [email protected]
December 16, 2021 at 4:32 PM

Work is not worth dying for, especially for a corporation like Amazon.

EOY email Amazon needs to take action now to protect its workers from future climate disasters.   John, “Amazon won’t let us leave.” This text was sent by one of the six workers who were killed this past weekend when Amazon failed to prioritize workers’ safety in the tornado…
  Keep Them Home · [email protected]
December 15, 2021 at 6:16 PM

Send Biden a holiday card that really matters this year!

EOY email You’ll send and receive many holiday cards this year, but there’s one you can send that can help keep people out of prison. John, You’ll likely send and receive many holiday cards this year. But there’s one you can send that can help people like Kendrick Fulton an…
  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]
December 14, 2021 at 5:40 PM

John, tell the media to stop perpetuating false narratives that harm an entire continent of Black people.

EOY email TAKE ACTION John,  Being a Black person living in this country feels increasingly difficult. We are still trying to survive two deadly viruses at the same time: COVID-19 and racism. I am tired, and I know that you must be too.  With the discovery of the new coron…
  The Color Of Change Team · [email protected]
December 6, 2021 at 7:27 PM

The Black Business Green Book.

EOY email Will you support the Black Business Green Book this holiday season? Hi, John: In 2020, Congress set aside approximately $800 billion in its CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security) Act for loans to help small businesses keep workers employed amidst t…
  The Criminal Justice Team · [email protected]
December 5, 2021 at 2:00 PM

re: Donate to our coat and toy drive this holiday season.

Your contributions can help make an impact. John, did you see the previous message about our third annual Black Caregivers Bail Out Toy and Winter Coat Drive? You can support families of the bail out this holiday season. We're partnering with National Bail Out and the Center for Resilient Individu…
  The Criminal Justice Team · [email protected]
November 26, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Donate to our coat and toy drive this holiday season.

Your contributions can help make an impact. DONATE TO OUR BLACK CAREGIVERS HOLIDAY FUND Dear John, Mass incarceration harms our communities and traumatizes Black families. That’s why we must show up for Black families that are targeted by the carceral system. Getting people out of these cages is j…
  Scott Roberts, Color Of Change · [email protected]
November 24, 2021 at 3:44 PM

Kyle Rittenhouse was declared not guilty of killing racial justice protesters. This is how we fight back.

EOY email Tell Wisconsin political leaders to protect racial justice protesters today! John, Last week, the state of Wisconsin decided to protect a violent white supremacist over the rights and safety of racial justice protestors. After facing a trial for the murders of An…
  Keep Them Home · [email protected]
November 23, 2021 at 5:19 PM

There are currently 18,000 people waiting for their clemency applications to be reviewed, but instead President Biden's first grant went to...a turkey?!

EOY email Send a letter to Biden and demand he grants clemency to the 4,000 people on home confinement today! John,  Did you know there are currently 18,000 people waiting for their clemency applications to be reviewed, but instead President Biden's first grant went to...a …
  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]
November 22, 2021 at 6:06 PM

Basic Expenses Gobble Up the Paychecks of Black and Low-Income Families.

EOY email This Turkey Day, power our efforts to ensure that no one is forced to choose between a hot meal and a warm place to lay their heads. This Turkey Day, we’re putting Congress in the pressure cooker and demanding that direct cash relief be made permanent!  Dear John,…
  Child Tax Credit, Color Of Change · [email protected]
November 15, 2021 at 5:18 PM

This is what happens when we remind our elected officials who they work for:

EOY email Expanded and extended pandemic relief for 60 million children. #ChildTaxCredit   Hi, John: Earlier this fall, President Biden unveiled his Build Back Better agenda—a multi-trillion-dollar spending package aimed at expanding the social safety net and setting our fa…
  Color Of Change PAC · [email protected]
November 5, 2021 at 10:35 PM

Thank you for sticking with us

The movement to transform safety and policing in Minneapolis continues beyond the 2021 local election.     Hi John, Thank you for supporting Color Of Change PAC. The movement to transform public safety in Minneapolis was fueled by supporters just like you and the impact of your gift c…
  Protect Black Migrants, Color Of Change · [email protected]
November 3, 2021 at 5:46 PM

Title 42 is racist, and it's being used to deny Black migrants asylum.

EOY email Send a Letter: Urge Your Congressperson to Demand Biden End Title 42 & Protect Black Migrants Today John, We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Black lives matter. And we mean ALL Black lives - including Black asylum seekers and migrants seeking refug…
  Police Foundations Update (Color Of Change) · [email protected]
October 31, 2021 at 4:02 PM

Scare a police foundation this Halloween 👀

EOY email John, check out the huge billboard we put up in Times Square! John, You may have heard about Color Of Change's new police foundations report1 — but have you seen our billboard in Times Square calling out the NYC Police Foundation? Check it out: By funneling corpor…
  Keep Them Home · [email protected]
October 29, 2021 at 4:32 PM

Fwd: Biden is sending thousands of elders & immunocompromised people back to prison.

EOY email Sign the petition & demand clemency for 4,000 elderly and/or immunocompromised people today. John,  You've likely seen an email about this crisis from us before, and that's because there are 4,000 elderly and/or immunocompromised lives at stake, and we need yo…
  Crisis at Rikers Island! · [email protected]
October 27, 2021 at 7:52 PM

TAKE ACTION: No one deserves to die because they can't afford bail

EOY email Demand that District Attorneys Stop Sending New Yorkers to Their Death on Rikers John, Did you know that Color Of Change has a billboard in Times Square right now calling on Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance to stop sending people to their death on Rikers I…
  Break Up Big Tech · [email protected]
October 25, 2021 at 10:12 PM

Call Congress to pass antitrust reform and break up Facebook.

We need Congress to pass antitrust reform and limit Facebook’s monopoly power. John,  Facebook claims to be a platform for cultivating “meaningful engagement” and “powerful connections,” but the Facebook Papers that were leaked this week say otherwise. Thousands of pages from Facebook documents h…
  #TwitchDoBetter, Color Of Change · [email protected]
October 21, 2021 at 4:44 PM

Twitch took a much-needed step toward improving the safety of Black creators.

But, John, more is needed to protect Kayla and other Black users from doxing, swatting, and online hate. #TwitchDoBetter   Dear John, Back in September, when Kayla—a Black woman and Twitch streamer—was doxed by users of the platform, online racists made false 911 calls and had a fully armed SWAT…
  Scott Roberts, Color Of Change · [email protected]
October 20, 2021 at 3:53 PM

RSVP to the Clemency for Cares Act National Town Hall to hear from Senator Cory Booker, Representative Ayanna Pressley, and more!

EOY email Join the National Town Hall and help us to keep people home! John,  While on the campaign trail, President Biden promised he'd cut the prison population in half and help put an end to racialized mass incarceration. And yet, if he doesn't grant clemency to 4,000+ …
  Arisha Michelle Hatch · [email protected]
October 16, 2021 at 8:27 PM

Reconsider how you spend your next 15 seconds

This November 2, residents in Minneapolis will have the chance to vote Yes on Question 2 for a more progressive public safety.     Hi John, Everyone has a right to be safe. And in order to ensure that safety, we need an expert’s approach. One where specialists — mental health professiona…
  Protect Black Migrants, Color Of Change · [email protected]
October 14, 2021 at 3:33 PM

Fwd: Biden may soon be responsible for carrying out the largest mass expulsion of would-be asylum seekers in recent American history.

EOY email Last call to support our campaigns to protect Black migrants during the National Week of Action!   Hi John,   You may have already received an email like this from Color Of Change, but that's because we don't want you to miss it.   As someone invested in the lib…
  Protect Black Migrants, Color Of Change · [email protected]
October 13, 2021 at 2:38 PM

Biden may soon be responsible for carrying out the largest mass expulsion of would-be asylum seekers in recent American history.

EOY email Tweet at Biden and Demand Protect for Black Migrants Now! John, When we say Black lives matter, we must mean ALL Black lives - including the lives of Black immigrants and migrants at the border.  This is why we've joined forces with Black Alliance for Just Immigr…
  Erika Maye, Color Of Change · [email protected]
October 12, 2021 at 3:53 PM

We know you care about reproductive freedom

We need your help. Take action John,   On late Friday, The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals allowed the Texas abortion ban, to go back in effect after it was temporarily blocked by a federal judge only two days before. 1 With other states trying to pass similar laws, it’s clear that the reprod…
  Scott Roberts, Color Of Change · [email protected]
October 11, 2021 at 8:12 PM

It's the National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants! Join us by signing our petition today.

EOY email Sign our petition and demand Biden protect Black migrants today! John,  Today kicks off Day 1 of the National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants led by Black Alliance for Just Immigration(BAJI), Color Of Change, and other Black-led groups around the count…
  End Digital Redlining · [email protected]
October 8, 2021 at 3:53 PM

Internet service providers need to invest in Black communities

Inaccessible and unaffordable broadband keeps Black people from accessing education, employment, and other important life opportunities. John,  As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, many people must work from home and many children must use online learning to keep up with their schooling. The need f…
  Protect Black Migrants, Color Of Change · [email protected]
October 7, 2021 at 3:29 PM

Immigration is a Black Issue. Join us in Protecting Black Migrants Today!

EOY email Chip in to support our work to protect Black migrants! John, become a Color Of Change supporter & protect Black migrants at the border today. John, We don’t need to show you images that recently surfaced of white Border Patrol officers on horses chasing, yel…
  Break Up Monopolies · [email protected]
October 6, 2021 at 3:17 PM

There is a better future for healthcare.

When hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and health insurers monopolize the healthcare industry, we get stuck with higher healthcare costs. John,  The COVID-19 pandemic has caused and exacerbated economic hardships for many Black people, where at least 35% of Black adults are worried about payin…
  Break Up Big Tech · [email protected]
October 4, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Have you heard about the Facebook files?

EOY email Even before TX SB8, Facebook’s failings have indicated that it’s too big and Congress must act by breaking up tech monopolies. John, We have been putting pressure on Facebook to prioritize the protection of Black people needing access to abortion services from bo…
  Arisha Michelle Hatch, Color Of Change PAC · [email protected]
October 1, 2021 at 6:55 PM

Commit to justice!

Will you volunteer to support changing the charter in Minneapolis?       Hey John, A year ago, after the murder of George Floyd, you and millions of other people took action to contest the injustices of state sanctioned murder committed by the police in Minneapolis. Together we signed pe…
  Scott Roberts, Color Of Change · [email protected]
September 29, 2021 at 8:49 PM

People are being sentenced to death before they are even convicted!

EOY email Send a letter: Demand NYC District Attorneys Let our People Go! John,  There is a humanitarian crisis on Rikers Island and across New York City jails. The only solution is immediate decarceration. send a letter: demand nyc district attorneys let our people go In …
  Erika Maye, Color Of Change · [email protected]
September 27, 2021 at 3:49 PM

Florida adopting TX abortion bans

EOY email We're demanding reproductive autonomy. Will you join us? John,   Last Wednesday, a Republican state Representative in Florida introduced legislation that is nearly identical to the six week abortion ban that went into effect earlier this month in Texas.1  Similar …
  Scott Roberts, Color Of Change · [email protected]
September 24, 2021 at 5:13 PM

When we say: Black lives matter, we mean ALL Black lives. Including Haitian asylum seekers at the border.

EOY email Sign our petition and demand Biden protect Black migrants today! John, When we say: Black lives matter, we mean ALL Black lives. Including Haitian asylum seekers at the border.  And yet, John, this past week, we were reminded once again just how deeply ingrained a…
  No Tech Support for TX SB8 · [email protected]
September 23, 2021 at 2:27 PM

Abortion bounty hunting has no place on social media platforms.

Tech companies must protect Black people who need access to abortions from abortion bounty hunters. John,  On September 1, Texas passed Senate Bill 8 (SB8), a draconian and blatantly unconstitutional law that allows private citizens anywhere in the country to become bounty hunters to enforce a s…
  Arisha Michelle Hatch · [email protected]
September 22, 2021 at 7:33 PM

Re: Something you should pay attention to, John

Color Of Change PAC is transforming what public safety can look like in Minneapolis.     Hey John, really quick — The stage is set for an overhaul of policing in cities nationwide. But our organizers in Minneapolis are facing powerful opposition intent on undermining our demands to ensur…
  Arisha Michelle Hatch · [email protected]
September 10, 2021 at 8:35 PM

Something you should pay attention to, John

Color Of Change PAC is transforming what public safety can look like in Minneapolis.     Hi John, This November, Minneapolis residents will have a historic opportunity to vote to change their city charter and replace the police department with an expanded Department of Public Safety. But…
  Student Debt Crisis, Color Of Change · [email protected]
September 8, 2021 at 6:40 PM

BREAKING: The student debt toll has reached $1,886,735,866,022.48!

Send a letter to congressional leadership demanding action. #EliminateStudentDebt   John,  Last week, we launched our digital billboard campaign against U.S. Representatives who’ve refused to sign H.Res.100, a U.S. House resolution that calls on President Joe Biden to eliminate up to $50,000 in st…
  Criminal Justice Team, Color of Change · [email protected]
September 7, 2021 at 5:16 PM

We keep each other safe by reallocating resources!

  We’re committed to creating a less hostile world for Black people. John,  In just a few weeks Congress will vote on the Break the Cycle of Violence Act. This historic legislation will provide a critical $5B investment in community-based gun violence intervention programs. We are on the v…
  Kayla Bolden via OrganizeFor · [email protected]
September 4, 2021 at 4:04 PM

SIGN NOW: Racist Users Are Harassing Black Women On Twitch.

Two Hate Raids Within Two Hours. And Twitch Did Nothing. #TwitchDoBetter Kayla Bolden just started a petition to Twitch Chief Executive Officer, Emmett Shear: #TwitchDoBetter Sign now   Twitch Must Protect Black Creators from ‘Hate Raids’ and Online Harassment!    Demand …
  Prison Phone Justice, Color Of Change · [email protected]
September 3, 2021 at 1:00 PM

The Delta Variant surge makes prison phone justice more urgent.

Now more than ever, families must stay connected. Power the fight for prison phone justice John, It has been more than 19 months since the first reported COVID case in the United States and prisons and jails throughout the country have been some of the most unsafe locations when it comes to uncont…
  Scott Roberts, Color Of Change · [email protected]
September 2, 2021 at 8:21 PM

Send your Congressperson a letter today: Demand they take action to keep 4,000 people home & out of prison

EOY email URGENT: Congressional Sign-On to Keep 4,000 People Home & out of Cages! John,  Any day now, we could witness the fastest expansion of the federal prison population in the history of the United States. 4,000+ people - the majority of whom are elderly and immuno…
  Erika Maye, Color Of Change · [email protected]
September 1, 2021 at 7:56 PM

Texas abortion bans = reproductive violence

Sign the petition: Demand Reproductive Freedom John,   The Supreme Court has failed to act on an emergency petition from Texas abortion clinics in response to Texas state law that allows private citizens to sue to enforce a six-week abortion ban, a time before many even know that they're pregna…
  Jade Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]
August 31, 2021 at 8:35 PM

Tell Hotels: Open your doors to hurricane survivors.

We need housing for Hurricane Ida Survivors Now John,  Now is the time for action. Sixteen years to the date that Hurricane Katrina first hit Louisiana, Category 4 Hurricane Ida has made landfall on the Gulf Coast,1 leaving residents stranded in their homes,2 facing upwards of 6 weeks with no pow…