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Tag: Rev. Al Sharpton: Page 2
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Civil Rights Icon Wyatt Tee Walker Dies
The Rev. Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker, who served as an architect of the early civil rights campaigns in the South, died Tuesday. He was 88.
January 23, 2018
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Context Needed in Coverage of Libya Slave Trade, Media Experts Say
The auctioning of hundreds of African immigrants in Libya is perhaps one of the most underreported news stories of today. After CNN first published video footage of “slave auctions” in Libya last month, further news coverage has largely failed to provide context for understanding the crisis, some media professionals warn.
December 4, 2017
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As Tax Plan Rolls Out, Activists Stake Claim for Diversity
On the same day that House Republicans rolled out a sweeping new tax plan that critics say favors the rich at the expense of the poor, Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network rolled into town Thursday in an effort to convert its activism into policy and law.
November 2, 2017
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Religious Leaders March Against Trump Direction
Sikhs and Buddhist monks, rabbis, reverends and ministers rallied in the nation’s capital Monday to protest the direction of the country under President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
August 28, 2017
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NCORE a Logical Place to Advance Conversations About Race
If anyone was ever under the illusion that the election of Barack Obama had somehow signaled that the nation had become post-racial, the recent spate of racist incidents should convince us otherwise
June 4, 2017
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Sharpton: Higher Ed Diversity in Jeopardy in Trump Era
If President Donald J. Trump succeeds in getting Neil Gorsuch confirmed as the next Supreme Court justice, the use of race as a factor in college admissions will be just “one seat away” from extinction, activist and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton predicted.
March 23, 2017
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Activists Get Head Start on Opposing Trump
The activists rallying this past weekend called for criminal justice and police reform and urged policymakers to safeguard the Affordable Care Act and funding for education.
January 16, 2017
African-American
Rights Leaders Call for Vote on Lynch
A coalition of civil rights leaders are calling on the leadership of the U.S. Senate to immediately call for a vote to confirm Loretta Lynch as the nation’s next U.S. attorney general.
April 12, 2015
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Leaders, Residents March for Justice Saturday in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was among the sea of protestors who marched on Saturday to protest the recent deaths of several unarmed Black men killed at the hands of White police officers.
December 14, 2014
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