Demonstrators pray during the Million Hoodie March in Union Square Wednesday, March 21, 2012 in New York. The march was in memory of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed teen shot and killed in Florida in February. Feb. 26, 2012: Fatal Shooting Trayvon Martin, 17, is shot and killed while walking through a Sanford, Fla., community where […]

While folks like Cicely Tyson, Phylicia Rashad, Maya Angelou, Voncile Mallory (my mother) and others are gracefully aging, we younger folks aren’t doing as well.…

A confidential informant from the New York Police Department spied on Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network as the group met together to discuss large-scale protests of the Sean Bell case. The Huffington Post reports that the informant attended the NAN meeting which was held just a week after a judge acquitted three detectives of […]

The Rev. Al Sharpton says he is no longer eating meat and will be joining the growing ranks of others who have also decided not to eat meat. One reason is because many believe the vegetarian lifestyle is a healthier choice.

MSNBC host Al Sharpton and iconic boxing promoter Don King will give away hundreds of turkeys in Harlem, Queens,  and other parts of the City on Monday. It all takes place at the National Action Network 106 West 145th Streetin New York, Monday, December 19, 2011 1:00 p.m. In addition to giving away turkeys at NAN’s […]

The sentencing of Dr. Conrad Murray to four years in prison by no means ends the injustice suffered by Michael Jackson nor does it in any way mitigate the fact that his children have lost a father and the Jacksons have lost a son for the rest of their life. While I approve that the […]