U.S (COLOR OF CHANGE) : HELP US !

In 2018, we struggled, fought, and won

 In 2019, we want to keep building towards a world that’s full of opportunity, support, and love for Black people

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Dear friend,

The end of the year is always full of lists : wish lists, “Best __ Of 2018” lists, to-do lists. But this is our favorite list of the year : A list of racial justice victories powered by Color Of Change members like you !

We’ve worked hard throughout 2018 to create real-world change for Black people and our allies. Here’s a snapshot of our collective accomplishments :

1. We forced Facebook to agree to conduct a civil rights audit to make the platform safer for Black users
   
2. We successfully lobbied Governor Andrew Cuomo to investigate New York’s exploitative bail bond industry, shining a spotlight on its damaging practices
   
3. We ensured the College Board retained Black history in the Advanced Placement World History curriculum
   
4. We helped free 147 Black women from jail as part of  Black Mama's Bail Out
   
5. We passed net neutrality in California, safeguarding users and setting a standard for other states to follow
   
6. We pushed Google and Facebook to ban harmful bail bond ads from their platforms
   
7. We got the Associated Press to set a standard that bans the use of the xenophobic term “Chain Migration” in writing about family-based migration
   
8. We made New York the first city in the country to offer free phone calls from jail
   
9. We stopped Disney from white-washing their Black characters, like Princess Tiana who inspired and brought joy to Black girls and children everywhere
   
10. We pushed the Dallas District Attorney to present murder charges against Amber Guyger for killing Botham Jean
    
11. We safeguarded Oakland children by helping get lead out of their schools
    
12. We ensured that Jacqueline Dixon in Selma, AL wasn’t unjustly charged with murder for defending herself against an abusive husband

These wins were powered, in part, by creative uses of technology. Tools like member-generated videos, mass text message communication, and online ads allowed us to reach more people than ever before and create massive pressure on our campaign targets.

But more than technology, our real strength lies in you, our supporters. As a Color Of Change member, you signed petitions, made phone calls, came to our events, and invested your own money in Black-led organizing; and this list of victories would not exist without you.

In 2019, we're going to keep building towards a world that’s full of opportunity, support, and love for Black people. We’re going to continue our work to transform the criminal justice system and free Black people from cages. We’re going to continue defending our voting rights and our democracy. We're going to continue to hold bad corporate actors accountable, especially those that want us to use their services or buy their products, while they are simultaneously complicit in harming our communities. We're going to continue pushing for media that's representative of the diversity of Black experience in America.

Donate $1 (or whatever you can afford) before December 31 so we have the funds we need to build an even bigger list of wins for Black people in 2019.

Color Of Change does not take money from big corporations because they do not share our values, and we cannot compromise on that. We run people-powered campaigns because that’s what we need to build the world we know is possible, in 2019 and beyond.

Until justice is real,

Arisha and the Color Of Change team

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Color Of Change is building a movement to elevate the voices of Black folks and our allies, and win real social and political change. Help keep our movement strong.