Al Sharpton

Rev. Al Sharpton told demonstrators at the March on Washington that the reason people still have to say “Black Lives Matter” is because Black people “get less healthcare like we don’t matter; we go to jail longer for the same crime like we don’t matter; we get poverty, unemployment, double the others, like we don’t matter.”

Nearly 60 years after the March on Washington, civil rights activists will gather in D.C.and virtually this week for the 2020 March on Washington, also called the “Get Off Our Necks” Commitment March.  News4 aired a special broadcast Thursday called “Inequality in America: A Call to Action.” We spoke with Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III. We also...

News4’s “Inequality in Action” special hosted by Aaron Gilchrist featured Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III.

A new generation of leaders and change makers are preparing for Friday’s Commitment March on the National Mall. But organizing a big march during a pandemic provides an extra set of challenges. News4’s Cory Smith spoke to organizers and D.C. police about how they plan to keep everyone safe.

Hundreds of mourners visited the Fountain of Praise Church in Houston, Texas, to pay their respects at the funeral of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25. Floyd’s death has sparked weeks of protests against police brutality in cities around the world.

Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, addressed the crowd at George Floyd’s memorial service on Thursday in Minneapolis.

Facing growing accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and sought to deflect the criticism by labeling a leading black congressman as himself racist. In the latest rhetorical shot at lawmakers of color, Trump said his weekend comments referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings’ majority-black Baltimore district as a “disgusting, rat and...

President Donald Trump called civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton a “con man” after the MSNBC host spoke up in defense of Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., who came under Twitter attack from the president. Sharpton later said that Trump “has a particular venom for blacks and people of color.”

The U.S. Department of Justice will not file charges against the NYPD officer accused of using a deadly chokehold on Eric Garner, whose final words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry for the national Black Lives Matter movement, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.

Pete Buttigieg has a message for white liberals who decry racism: “Good intentions are not going to be enough.” The Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend, Indiana, mayor is combating perceptions that he’s out of touch with black people and will struggle to win their votes. On Thursday, he unveiled his most detailed proposals yet, which he says are aimed...

The Essence Festival, which draws thousands to New Orleans during the fourth of July week, is celebrating 25 years of bringing African American women of all ages together for thought-proving conversation and performances from top musical acts....
Launched to mark the 25th anniversary of black-owned Essence magazine, the festival has become a yearly celebration to highlight excellence in business, fashion, entertainment,...

A long-delayed disciplinary trial is set to begin for the NYPD cop accused of using a banned chokehold in the July 2014 death of Eric Garner, whose last words, “I can’t breathe,” became a rallying cry for the national movement against police brutality.

The daughter of “Boyz N the Hood” director John Singleton disputed his mother’s account that he’s in a coma in a court filing Friday, saying that he’s recovering from an April 17 stroke.

A media narrative declaring President Donald Trump the clear victor of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian electoral tampering investigation settled in Sunday before more than a handful of Mueller’s actual words has become public. Poised for news on the investigation for months, news organizations jumped on Attorney General William Barr’s summary of Mueller’s report. Barr said that Mueller had determined...

Angry relatives of a black man fatally shot by police as he held a cellphone have promised to continue their “fight for justice” after prosecutors in California declined to bring charges against the officers.

In the wake of “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack a throng of celebrities and politicians rushed to social media to embrace the actor and condemn the incident. But, in the wake of allegations Smollett may have orchestrated the attack, many are now openly questioning his role in the incident or quietly withdrawing their support.

Questions continue to swirl around Richmond as the state’s top three elected leaders face scandals putting their careers in question. Rev. Al Sharpton called on Gov. Ralph Northam and Attorney General Mark Herring to resign after both said they have used blackface. He also said sex assault allegations against Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax should be investigated.

The U.S. Department of Justice said it will work with the Bureau of Prisons to examine what happened at a federal detention center in Brooklyn that had lost heat and electricity and to ensure it has a backup system in place.

Lights began turning back evening at a federal detention center in Brooklyn where inmates had been without power for days.