SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Yes on Prop 24 campaign announced endorsements from some of the biggest black newspapers in California, including the: Los Angeles Sentinel, Watts Times, Sacramento Observer, San Diego Voice and Viewpoint, and Sun Reporter.
Prominent African American leaders, including Alice Huffman, President of the California NAACP; Daraka Larimore-Hall, Vice-Chair of the California Democratic Party; and Sean Dugar DNC Member and social activist; have also expressed their support for Prop 24 to strengthen privacy laws and help put an end to discriminatory practices online.
"Prop 24 allows consumers to stop companies from using online racial profiling to discriminate against them," said Alice Huffman, President, California NAACP.
"Everyday our race, gender, health status, and search history are weaponized against us. They decide where we live, if we get a job, what financial opportunities are available, and even if our vote will be suppressed and it is all legal. We need Prop 24 as a stopgap to these discriminatory practices," said Daraka Larimore-Hall, Vice-Chair, California Democratic Party.
"Prop 24, the California Privacy Rights Act, will limit the ability of realtors banks, big tech and others to legally racial profile people online," said Sean Dugar, Democratic Activist, DNC Member and Social Justice Advocate. "I hope you will join me, the California CAACP and advocates from around the state in voting YES on Prop 24 to put a stop to this legal form of discrimination."
Proposition 24 would:
Paid for by Yes on 24, Californians for Consumer Privacy Committee major funding from Alastair Mactaggart |
SOURCE Californians for Consumer Privacy