(Black PR Wire) WASHINGTON – This August, Martin Luther King, III, Arndrea Waters King, and Rev. Al Sharpton will participate in events marking the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. A continuation, not commemoration, of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s work, the event will bring together the three global civil rights leaders and partner organizations […]
Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware: Today, civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton held a press conference at Ezion Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, joined by local elected officials, as well as faith leaders from across the state to praise Governor Carney for his appointment of Court of Chancery Vice Chancellor Tamika Montgomery-Reeves to the Delaware Supreme […]
Source: Getty / GettySILVER SPRING, MD – December 20, 2017 -Two Sides is a landmark limited four-part docu-series exploring watershed moments for law enforcement and the Black community at the crossroads between life and death, premiering Monday, January 22 at 10 p.m. ET on TV One. Executive produced by Academy Award® winner Viola Davis, Julius Tennon […]
New York, NY (PRWEB) March 01, 2016 — Many of New York’s boldest names will put on their black-tie best and join UNCF Thursday, March 3, at the 72nd anniversary “A Mind Is …” Gala at the Grand Hyatt New York. The gala will raise funds to support UNCF’s 37 member historically black colleges and […]
New York, NY — The National Action Network (NAN), founded by civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, will convene its annual national convention from April 26-29 at the Sheraton Times Square (811 7thAvenue @ 52nd Street). The convention is free and open to the public but registration is required and isolated events are ticketed. This will be the first […]
New York, NY — The National Action Network (NAN), founded by civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, will convene its annual national convention from April 26-29 at the Sheraton Times Square (811 7thAvenue @ 52nd Street). The convention is free and open to the public but registration is required and isolated events are ticketed. This will be the first […]
2/22/17- Rev. Al Sharpton talks about Donald Trump’s visit to the African American museum and what it means for a President with his ego. “It could be a time, if he is willing and wise, for him to say, looking at the history of African Americans and what we’ve been through, that one day he’ll […]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Yesterday, a delegation of prominent, Christian ministers visited Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to appeal to Members of Congress regarding Comcast Corporation’s recent actions against The Word Network, the largest African-American religious network in the world. Inexplicably, on Nov. 11, 2016, Comcast executives sent an abrupt, two-sentence letter to […]
(In picture: Mrs. Michael Cummings (r) presents Rev. Al Sharpton (2nd left) with his birthday cake with (l) Judge Greg Mathis and (2ndright) LBR’s Robert Bush.) Reverend Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, hosted the standing room only 2014 African American Vanguard Awards reception recently. The event was created by Lord, Bush & […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton, radio host Tom Joyner and the parents of slain teenagers Trayvon Martin and Jordan Davis are coming to Tallahassee on Monday to take part in a march and rally against Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. Also participating are family members of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy whose killing […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton, MSNBC host and civil rights leader, has been tapped as the keynote speaker at First Baptist Church of Hampton’s 150th anniversary celebration this week. The church was founded in October 1863, the same year President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. So many former slaves were among the church’s first […]
Reverend Al Sharpton is many things to many people. Some people call him a hero. Some call him other things. Two things that he should…
