Rev. Al Sharpton

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July 10, 2024
The longtime activist who serves on the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights said Tuesday that he'll speak at Dvontaye Mitchell's…
April 12, 2024
Afterward, Sharpton helms a talk. Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at last year's National Action Network Convention in person.
Claudine Gay resignation
January 4, 2024
Gay's resignation marked the shortest tenure for a president at Harvard after her critics "relentlessly campaigned," she wrote.
Rev. Al Sharpton, TheGrio Awards, thegrio.com
November 26, 2023
Rev. Al Sharpton has mesmerized the nation with his activism efforts to expose racial inequalities to the freedoms of Black…
August 3, 2022
In interviews with theGrio, advocates continue to call for a religious delegation to Russia to return Brittney Griner to the…
July 5, 2022
The DOJ is considering whether to seek the death penalty against the Buffalo suspect accused of murdering 10 African Americans.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
June 30, 2022
Speaking with theGrio, former White House officials and activists relish Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic swearing-in.
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden
May 21, 2022
White House officials met with the NAACP and may soon meet with others to discuss combating white supremacist violence and…
February 25, 2022
The killing of this baby-faced, hoodie-wearing, unarmed Florida youth at the hands of a stranger still reverberates after a decade.
February 9, 2022
“I don’t think Joe Rogan is racist for using [the N-word],” Arie told Don Lemon Monday night. "I think he’s insensitive for…
Glynn County courthouse Arbery
November 17, 2021
Black pastors and allied clergy will convene outside of the Glynn County courthouse in Georgia to pray for the family…
President Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
November 15, 2021
Biden has a major victory after he signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. Black leaders now eye…
Rev. Jesse Jackson thegrio.com
November 15, 2021
The lawyer for one of the men charged with the killing of Arbery was unsuccessful in his attempt to have…
November 15, 2021
California Rep. Karen Bass had some choice words about lawyer Kevin Gough's remarks on "Black pastors" at the trial.
Civil Rights Leaders Go To Capitol Hill To Push For Voting Rights Legislation
October 25, 2021
The family of Ahmaud Arbery has requested that Sharpton make an appearance at the murder trial once it gets underway.
White House and Haitian migrants, theGrio.com
September 22, 2021
In addition to the meeting with Biden officials, Al Sharpton and others will visit the border to survey the treatment…
Sharpton March on for Washington thegrio.com
August 28, 2021
Marchers and activists gathered across the National Mall on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington to protest for…
theGRIO.com
August 6, 2021
Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III hosted a call on August 5 to honor the 56th anniversary of…
Andrew Brown Jr. thegrio.com
May 22, 2021
Andrew Brown Jr.’s death has fueled debate over whether officers should only fire if deadly force other than the vehicle…
May 21, 2021
Floyd's surviving kin announced they will mark the first anniversary of his death with gatherings in Houston, New York City…