“This whole week, I’ve been reflecting on this idea of grace. The grace of the families who lost loved ones.  The grace that Reverend Pinckney would preach about in his sermons.  The grace described in one of my favorite hymnals — the one we all know:  ‘Amazing grace/how sweet the sound that saved a wretch […]

While co-hosting the national radio show, Keeping It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton, I listen carefully to the occasional caller who will ask us to ignore racists, take the high road, and move on. No, I won’t. I can’t ignore racists – who incidentally are on the rise in America, according to The Southern Poverty […]

Another dead black man. Another mysterious death. Another federal investigation. And yet, there are no immediate answers for why Alfred Wright, a 28-year-old physical therapist and a married father of three, was found dead in a field in Jasper, Texas. Not one. What makes this case more curious — and insidious — is that Wright […]