by UCC Media Justice | Sep 22, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
This blog was originally published in the UCC News Digest and co-authored by UCC Media Justice Policy Advisor Cheryl Leanza and Rev. Tyler Yost, who serves in the UCC’s Western Association of the Illinois Conference. The UCC’s Environmental Justice Ministries and...
by UCC Media Justice | Jul 18, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
On July 15, a federal judge issued a mixed ruling in National Digital Inclusion Alliance v. Trump, the case we supported with an amicus brief joined by 22 organizations. The good news: the court agreed that the Administration must implement the Digital Equity Act. The...
by Cheryl Leanza | May 13, 2026 | Blog, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
One year ago, President Trump declared the Digital Equity Act “unconstitutional” and “racist and illegal” in a post on Truth Social. The next day, the Department of Commerce sent cancellation letters to every grantee. Trump’s claim is false. The Digital Equity Act is...
by Sara Cederberg | May 7, 2026 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
AI systems already decide who gets a job interview, who qualifies for a loan, who gets flagged by police, and who gets cut off from government benefits. UCC Media Justice wrote about this in December when endorsing the AI Civil Rights Act. Without safeguards, this...
by Sara Cederberg | Dec 22, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
UCC Media Justice is deeply committed to ensuring that technological systems are tools for increasing justice, fairness, accountability and equity. We have long worked alongside our civil rights allies to protest new technologies used to exclude or used unfairly. ...
by Cheryl Leanza | Oct 30, 2025 | Blog, Online Accountability, Open and Affordable Communications
Leaders of the media justice movement and the United Church of Christ gathered Thursday to honor the legacy of the late Rev. Everett Parker and re-inspire another generation of advocates working for a media landscape that is just, equitable and inclusive. Delivering...
