Criminal Justice & Democracy, Color Of Change · [email protected]

February 18, 2022 at 8:54 PM

Families with incarcerated loved ones need your support

  The cost of a phone call should never separate families.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌         John, Can you do me a favor? Close your eyes and think about the person you love the most.   This …

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  Charnelle Charlestin via Organize For · [email protected]

February 17, 2022 at 5:37 PM

Pure greed.

Walmart and Kroger have raised the price of COVID-19 test kits by over 40% since December. Charnelle Charlestin just started a petition to Walmart CEO Dough McMillon and Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen: We need affordable COVID-19 test kits now! Sign now   Walmart CEO Dough McM…

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  Protect Our Right to Protest · [email protected]

February 14, 2022 at 10:25 PM

Anti-protest laws are being passed across the country!

EOY email Sign the petition: Demand the DOJ Defends our Right to Protest! John, our right to protest is under threat.  It’s been nearly two years since millions of people around the world took to the streets in historic numbers for what became the longest, largest, and most…

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  The Black Women of Color Of Change · [email protected]

February 13, 2022 at 1:00 PM

The virtual world belongs to everyone.

EOY email Help us make the online world safer for Black women.   John, The internet can be a scary place, but it can be terrifying for Black women. Every day, Black women are harassed, doxxed, threatened, abused, and bullied online.1 In a study conducted by Amnesty Internati…

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  Jade Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]

February 11, 2022 at 6:25 PM

VICTORY: College Board VP who advocated to restrict Black history ousted admist pressure!

EOY email Demand that all educational materials companies pick a side! John,VICTORY: A College Board VP who advocated to restrict Black History was ousted amidst public pressure.1 When we learned Todd Huston, formerly College Board’s Senior Vice President, took action to re…

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  Jade Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]

February 8, 2022 at 5:06 PM

Black McDonald's employees could be FIRED for wearing box braids, locs, and other natural hairstyles!

EOY email Demand that corporations include explicit protection for afro-textured hair in their employee handbooks. #MyCrownMyWay John, Black hair is professional. Period. In June 2021, we asked major corporations like McDonald's and Walmart to update their employee appearan…

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  Stop Automated Discrimination · [email protected]

February 7, 2022 at 3:46 PM

Passing the Algorithmic Accountability Act will help bring civil rights into the 21st century.

EOY email Discriminatory algorithms should not make decisions about our lives. John, Companies are giving more life-changing decisions over to algorithms—computer systems that can solve problems or complete tasks—reinforcing the discrimination that Black communities fought …

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  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike · [email protected]

January 31, 2022 at 7:12 PM

Record a video: tell us about a teacher who is defending the truth in schools

Nominate an educator or leader for a #BlackHistoryNow Award, today RECORD A VIDEO, John:DO YOU KNOW A TEACHER OR LEADER STANDING UP AGAINST THE ANTI-CRT MOVEMENT? John, Do you know a teacher, student, parent, or community leader who has taken a stand against the right-wing's vicious anti-Critica…

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  Keep Them Home · [email protected]

January 29, 2022 at 10:54 PM

ACTION NEEDED: thousands of people will still be sent back to prison!

EOY email Sign the petition and demand Biden grant clemency to thousands now! We just found out that the Bureau of Prisons is STILL planning to send thousands of people back to prison when the pandemic is declared over!  John, we worked hard all of last year to push the Bi…

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  Keep Them Home · [email protected]

January 28, 2022 at 9:32 PM

UPDATE: Thousands of people will still be sent back to prison

EOY email We need your support: sign the petition and demand Biden grant clemency to thousands now! John, You may have seen a message like this in your inbox from Color Of Change already, and that's because we wanted to make sure you saw the latest update: We just found ou…

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  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike · [email protected]

January 27, 2022 at 5:43 PM

Celebrate Black History Month by powering our first #BlackHistoryNow Awards

EOY email Will you chip in to make our first #BlackHistoryNow Awards a reality? Hi, John: Have you heard the news? This Black History Month, Color Of Change is hosting its first ever #BlackHistoryNow Awards — to honor the people in our communities who are working to defend…

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  Release Medically Vulnerable Women! · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 4:38 PM

FWD: EMERGENCY Women are dying from COVID-19 in federal prisons.

EOY email Sign the petition and Demand Medically Vulnerable Women are Released Immediately!   sign the petition: demand medically vulnerable women are released! John, You may have received an email like this from Color Of Change already, and that's because we really need y…

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  Release Medically Vulnerable Women! · [email protected]

January 24, 2022 at 11:46 PM

There is a massive COVID-19 outbreak happening at women's federal prisons!

EOY email Sign the petition and Demand Medically Vulnerable Women are Released Immediately!   sign the petition: demand medically vulnerable women are released! John, In just the past week, two women have died from COVID-19 in federal prison facilities.  Rebecca Marie Adam…

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  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]

January 17, 2022 at 5:09 PM

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to the fight against racial injustice.

EOY email This MLK Day, let’s keep his legacy and fight alive. #UntilJusticeIsReal Dear John, Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day! As we honor the monumental legacy of the civil rights pioneer, we must reflect deeply on his radical approach to civic activism and leverage our…

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  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike · [email protected]

January 14, 2022 at 6:53 PM

Tell us about a teacher or student who deserves a #BlackHistoryNow Award

Nominate an educator or leader for a #BlackHistoryNow Award, today John, Do you know a teacher, student, parent, or community leader who has taken a stand against the right-wing's vicious anti-Critical Race Theory movement? Nominate them for a Color Of Change #BlackHistoryNow Award, today! We'v…

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  Jade Magnus Ogunnaike, Color Of Change · [email protected]

January 13, 2022 at 9:55 PM

The slumlord behind the Bronx fire should not lead housing policy.

Tell Mayor Adams to remove Slumlord Rick Gropper from his transition team. John, Slumlords should not be in charge of housing policy. Just days after a deadly fire ripped through a crowded Philadelphia home, New York City was hit with its deadliest fire in three decades.1,2 On January 9th, a faulty …

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  Color Of Change · [email protected]

January 12, 2022 at 5:02 PM

FWD: Thank you for supporting Color of Change. Here's what you can do to protect our democracy from white supremacy

We need your help to stay in this fight! Donate $5 to fight white supremacy! John, You my have already received a message like this, but we wanted to make sure that you didn't miss it!  These next few days will be extremely important for our democracy. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has pro…

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  Covid Outbreak at Danbury Prison! · [email protected]

January 11, 2022 at 9:45 PM

EMERGENCY: More than half of the women incarcerated at Danbury Prison Camp have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week!

EOY email Sign the petition and Demand Women are Released from Danbury Today! John, We’ve been here before. We have seen the devastating consequences of COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons. Yet, nearly two years after the start of the pandemic, more than half of the women curren…

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  Color Of Change · [email protected]

January 10, 2022 at 5:52 PM

Thank you for supporting Color of Change. Here's what you can do to protect our democracy from white supremacy

We need your help to stay in this fight! Donate 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…

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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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  #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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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,…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  #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…

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  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+ …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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