Rev. Al Sharpton
MSNBC columnist
The Rev. Al Sharpton is an MSNBC columnist and civil rights leader. Over 40 years in public service, he has held such notable positions as youth director of New York’s Operation Breadbasket, director of ministers for the National Rainbow Push coalition and founder of his own broad-based progressive civil rights organization, the National Action Network. He hosts “PoliticsNation,” which airs from 5 to 6 p.m. ET on weekends on MSNBC.
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Rev. Al Sharpton
We remember Phillip Pannell as we continue to organize, strategize, march and fight. Phillip and Michael and George and Breonna and so many other Black men and women must not die in vain.
How many more Black people do we have to lose to police before we see real change?
We are at a crossroads, and the direction we take will shape this nation for generations to come.
Amid the often-arduous journey towards equality, it’s vital to take a moment to reflect upon where we are.
As in all the cases I have taken, it isn’t just about Black or white; it’s about what’s right and wrong.
Holding bad officers accountable is the only way to reform policing. And officers are going to have to lead the way.
Black Americans are being called out for Covid vaccine skepticism. But the greater problem is access to vaccinations.
For as long as Black churches have organized and mobilized voters, its pastors have been smeared and tarnished.
The 2020 election proved not enough has changed for Black voters in America. What will Biden do about it?
When it comes to Trump, the argument isn’t how to fight systemic racism; it’s how to get him to admit that it even exists in the first place.
