According to the ACLU, there’s serious bias baked into self-defense laws. Still, getting the case dismissed was no small feat. COC Vice President Sakira Cook says, “We worked with Survived and Punished for 10 months to hold Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg accountable.” They putan ad in the New York Times, produced videos, and organized a petition that with 21,000 signatures. But Color Of Change had donated to DA Bragg’s campaign, and held his feet to the fire. Tracy’s initial supporters raised money, contacted the DA’s office, and held social media power hours. In the end, the DA dropped all charges against Tracey, hopefully changing how domestic violence survivors are treated by the criminal justice system going forward. This Campaign Helped Get Her Out.Ĭolor Of Change helped #StandWithTracy reach a volume that neither the media nor New York City politicians could ignore. MaTracy McCarter Walked Free From Murder Charges. Some of us and some of our communities are expendable.” That’s what the group is fighting to change. “If facial recognition was misclassifying white people, white men or white women, it would not be on the shelf. New technologies, he says, can exacerbate already existing racist tendencies. Rashad Robinson, president of Color Of Change, says we shouldn’t brush such incidents off as honest mistakes. It’s a case of mistaken identity that traces back to the sheriff department’s contract with Clearview AI artificial intelligence conflated Reid’s face with the one on the security footage. While they appear neutral on the surface, they can be used to imprison the innocent and prop up already racist practices in law enforcement. His case reveals issues with facial recognition software. Randal Reid spent 6 days in jail after being stopped in Atlanta and falsely accused of stealing purses in Louisiana, a state he’s never even been to. This is another step towards making sure the media isn’t allowed to amplify racist lies that lead to real-world violence against Black people.Īp‘Thousands of Dollars for Something I Didn’t Do’ One America Network has been removed from DirectTV. So thousands of Color Of Change members wrote to AT&T CEO John Stankey, and we were heard. Research revealed a major reason for the network's success was support from AT&T. OAN consistently promotes hate-filled content, and disseminates dangerous misinformation about the 2020 elections and safety of the COVID-19 vaccine, with the goal of provoking their audience. We've seen correspondents use racial slurs, call for the execution of election officials, suggest shooting unhoused people – all without consequence. OAN was a major vehicle for Trump, and has continued to provide a “friendly” platform for his allies. With your help, we pressured AT&T to stop funding the far-right network One America News. Your calls and text messages kept residents in their homes!ĪT&T Pulls Funding from White Nationalist Network Housing is a human right, but far too often greed and profit trump the needs of Black and low-income residents who live in buildings owned by private equity firms. After the online petition and a sleep-in protest, Palm Communities agreed to honor residents’ leases, provide temporary housing for displaced residents, and resolve maintenance issues. Management all but ignored calls for help and she had to call out of work for days because she couldn’t shower. One mother reported having to go to the corner store to use the bathroom as raw sewage backed up in her tub. Many families were given eviction notices on New Year’s Eve for no reason at all and given just 30 days to find a new home. Victoria Lee, a tenant there, used our OrganizeFor platform to mobilize thousands of members and amplify tenant demands to fix the plumbing, honor leases, and support tenants who’d been illegally pushed out. Last January we launched a rapid response campaign following a wave of evictions at Holly Court Apartments in Tampa. Florida Housing Complex Forced to Stop Illegally Evicting Black Families
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