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Working with Civil Rights Allies to Protect the Independence of the FCC
We’re proud to join a letter with civil rights allies in calling on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to urgently act to protect the FCC’s independence.
UCC Media Justice Guide to the FCC’s New Rules on Prison Phone & Video Rates
Lower rates for incarcerated people are here at last! April 1, 2025 marks an important day in the quest for communications justice.
Save the Date for the 43rd Annual Parker Lecture and Awards Ceremony!
Join us on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Washington, D.C.!
The Trump FCC Threatens Press Freedom When It’s Needed Most
“The government has no place in the newsroom.” That was once a near-universal principle articulated by leaders on both sides of the aisle, including then–FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai.
Broadcaster Accountability Under Threat: Transparency Opponents Get Their Day in Court
UCC Media Justice is particularly interested in this case because Everett Parker originally asked for the collection and release of this data in the 1960s to help ensure that our country’s media fully reflects the diversity of our nation.
And so it begins: FCC’s Carr eagerly attacks diversity, equity and inclusion
On Tuesday, January 21 — just one day after Martin Luther King Jr. day — new FCC Brendan Carr announced that the agency would be ending diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
UCC Media Justice Joins Civil Rights Groups to Ask Supreme Court to Uphold Funding that Subsidizes Broadband Internet Access to Low-Income People
Without communication that is accountable to the people who use it, we could have lost many invaluable elements of culture and art that uplift us to this day, we would not be able to share the great teachings of the world’s religions and philosophies.
UCC Media Justice Responds to Federal Court’s Overturning of Net Neutrality
Without communication that is accountable to the people who use it, we could have lost many invaluable elements of culture and art that uplift us to this day, we would not be able to share the great teachings of the world’s religions and philosophies.
Changing of FCC leadership: a time of thanks and best wishes
UCC Media Justice would like to take this moment to thank Chair Rosenworcel and the FCC staff who have worked so hard for the last four years, and offer our congratulations to incoming Chair Brendan Carr.
A path forward
At times like these, it is our civic institutions that hold us and help us to continue—not only continue a campaign for justice but also a campaign to find a path forward even when it seems impossible.