Nadine Smith, the president of Color Of Change, an activist group focusing on racial justice, said the decision had led to “corporate blindness” at Target that allowed a product featuring racist stereotypes to make it through the supply chain.
“Somewhere along that chain, people either did not recognize the racism, did not feel empowered to name it, or were not heard” […] “Target cannot treat Black voices as expendable in its decision-making and still expect Black dollars at the checkout.”
Nadine Smith has spent three decades winning civil rights battles in hostile political environments. As President and CEO of Color of Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, she is marking its 20th anniversary and discussing why she sees racial justice, gender equity and LGBTQ+ liberation as one fight.
Nadine Smith, President and CEO of Color Of Change, joins Maya and Michael for a wide-ranging conversation about voting rights, systemic racism, economic inequality, manufactured culture wars, government surveillance, and the grassroots resistance offering real reasons for hope.
They explore how attacks originally aimed at Black communities can ultimately harm working people everywhere—and how fear, scapegoating, and online outrage distract Americans from rising costs, weakened rights, and concentrated corporate power.
The conversation also examines Florida as a testing ground for national policies, the fight over school boards and vouchers, Flock surveillance cameras, corporate accountability, and the everyday choices people can make to create meaningful change.
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Amanda Hollowell discusses her group’s campaign opposing congressional approval for $10 billion to implement key sections of President Trump’s “Save America Act,” designed to make it harder for millions of Americans to vote, primarily targeting communities of color. Although the House approved the $10 billion which is part of a $95 billion reconciliation package, the measure must first be approved by the U.S. Senate in order to be implemented.
“There are two stories unfolding here. One is the mystery of what happened to him and the other is that it has surfaced in the American consciousness, especially among Black Americans, some familiar anxieties,” Smith said. “It is really a story of the unhealed history and lived pattern recognition in Black America.”
The civil rights organization says artificial intelligence is fueling a new wave of “digital Blackface,” where AI-generated Black women are built from real creators’ content and monetized without consent.
Today, as America marks this historic milestone, we again find ourselves at a crossroads. Over the past eighteen months, we have witnessed executive orders dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across federal agencies, book bans targeting histories of slavery, civil rights, and racial justice, and the removal of Black history from military museums, Department of Defense schools, and national park sites.
The tools have changed. The playbook has not. To build our own playbook, we must look to the enduring legacy of Black communities across the South.
For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026Contact: media@colorofchange.org Washington, DC – In response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Trump v. Barbara, Nadine Smith, President and CEO of Color Of Change, issued the following statement: “The 14th Amendment was written in the aftermath of a country that had legally defined Black people as property, as non-citizens, […]
