Mar 12, 2013
Dr. Niaz Kasvari, Director of the NAACP Criminal Justice Program recently wrote a very compelling article about the serious dangers of private prisons. Dr. Kasvari mentions specifically the Corrections Corporation of America (CCA) as the primary culprit, and the company that is truly happy to see you and your loved ones behind bars. [...]
Jul 15, 2012
“I don’t sense that African-Americans are truly aware of what is in the process of happening or could happen to them,” says Rep. John Lewis, Democrat from Georgia. “People should be angry. There should be a sense of righteous indignation. African-Americans and people of good will, Latinos and young people, should be saying, ‘How [...]
May 19, 2012
Education is the key to America’s future and is now coming under widespread siege. Tuitions continue their upward climb and young Americans have to literally sign themselves into bondage as they incur huge student loans; these loans now, collectively, exceed $1 trillion. Then, after graduation, millions of students struggle to pay back these large debts [...]
May 7, 2012
The number of black and Hispanic registered voters has fallen sharply since 2008, posing a serious challenge to the Obama campaign in an election that could turn on the participation of minority voters. In the 2008 election, robust turnout among black and Latino voters is credited with putting Obama over the top in key swing [...]
Apr 17, 2012
Reed Elsevier, American Traffic Solutions and Arizona Public Service have also cut ties with right-wing groups in recent days April 17, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Timothy K. Rusch tim@fitzgibbonmedia.com New York, NY – The following is a statement from ColorOfChange.org Executive Director Rashad Robinson: “This week I spoke with an executive at Blue Cross [...]
