‘History Will Change Because of What They Did to Eric Garner,’ Al Sharpton Says
Speaking on the anniversary of the non-indictment of Daniel Pantaleo, Al Sharpton pushed the City Council to pass the chokehold ban—but demurred on Bill de Blasio's role.
View ArticleSharpton Demands ‘Answer’ From Sessions on Charges Against Cop Who Shot...
Al Sharpton called on Jeff Sessions to continue to press federal charges against Michael Slager after yesterday's mistrial.
View ArticleAl Sharpton and Formerly Undocumented Congressman-elect Bash Trump’s Cabinet...
"We will not go back to the times when Immigration used to raid our homes on Saturdays and Sundays, when we used to meet with our families, to try to deport those that didn't have any papers."
View ArticleAl Sharpton Slams Jeff Sessions at Martin Luther King Memorial Rally in...
“I’m so mad at Sessions, I put on my hat and covered up my hair, and I ain't covered my hair in a long time.”
View ArticleTrayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Walter Scott Families Protest Ahead of Trump...
Gwen Carr, Rodney Scott and Sybrina Fulton rallied with Al Sharpton at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C.
View ArticleAirport Workers Honor Martin Luther King During Newark Rally
They say King would have believed in their mission for higher wages
View ArticleNYC Mayor Laments Lack of ‘Speedy Justice’ In Federal Eric Garner Probe
Bill de Blasio voiced "frustration" over the glacial pace of the Justice Department's investigation of NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo.
View ArticleAl Sharpton Rips GOP’s ‘Double Standard’ on Neil Gorsuch and Merrick Garland
"The danger of this proceeding is, are you now saying that you will select Supreme Court judges based on if the party on the White House corresponds with the party that is the majority of the Senate,...
View ArticleAl Sharpton Rails Against Donald Trump’s ‘Wicked’ Budget Proposal
"This is the most draconian, devastating budget proposal that we've seen in a long time. And if we don't challenge it, they will go forward with this by the absence of our movement."
View ArticleAl Sharpton Stands Up for Susan Rice and the ‘Litany of Our Women’ Attacked...
"How many black women are ya'll gonna try to demonize?"
View ArticleAl Sharpton and Charles Rangel Agree: Andrew Cuomo Is the Dems’ Top...
"I don't want to be the first one out there, but I can't make it more clear: I cannot think of anyone at this time who is better qualified."
View ArticleAl Sharpton Slams Donald Trump for Not Releasing His Tax Returns
"Not only is it a tradition, but it is the only way you will know some of his business entanglements is to see the taxes and the income and the liabilities he owes to whom and for what."
View ArticleEric Holder Rages Against ‘Un-American’ Voter ID Laws at Al Sharpton’s...
"To employ the language of our president, that is how elections are officially rigged by state governments controlled by his party."
View ArticleSharpton Slams Trump’s ‘Advisory Commission on Election Integrity’
"This attempt, disguised as an effort to eradicate voter fraud, will lead to voter suppression efforts specifically in marginalized communities of color where too many already face unnecessary barriers."
View ArticleAl Sharpton and Eric Garner Family ‘Frustrated’ but ‘Hopeful’ After Meeting...
"We came here today for answers, but evidently we must still wait without knowing whether we are going to get justice or not."
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