The Tom Joyner Morning Show highlights notable quotes from various people during the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington including Mayor Cory Booker, Rev. Al Sharpton and Attorney General Eric Holder and combines it with Dr. MLK’s 1963 speech to create this beautiful musical tribute to two powerful moments in history.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mary-Pat Hector of Atlanta was operating much like a 1960s civil rights activist as she laid plans for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. She was constantly on the phone as she confirmed event details, tweaked the draft of the speech she gave at Saturday’s rally at the Lincoln Memorial […]
As a co-host for “Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton,” a nationally syndicated radio show, I listened respectfully when a black caller questioned the reasoning for Saturday’s March on Washington. Why attend another rally, he asked. Why call for another mass gathering for black protestors? Why bother? In fact, the caller said, Saturday’s march would […]
On Saturday, August 24, 2013, tens of thousands of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Crowds gathered in the same fashion as they did in 1963 to hear Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The day featured speakers who serve as civil rights leaders […]
Reverend Al Sharpton encourages people to attend the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington on August 24, 2013 in Washington, DC. For more information, visit here.
Rev. Al Sharpton talks about the court’s decision that New York City’s “stop and frisk” practice is unconstitutional.
On Saturday, August 24, 2013 we will gather at 8AM at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC to stand together against the recent attack on voter rights, against Stand Your Ground and racial profiling, and to continue to raise awareness on unemployment, poverty, gun violence, immigration, gay rights and other critical issues affecting our nation. […]
Do the math. Let’s say you owe $431,000. You have to pay that bill at a rate of $627 a month. How many years will it be before THAT debt is settled? By my calculation, a little over 57 years. Now if you were 18, it would take you 10 years past the traditional age […]
Rev. Al Sharpton talks with the crew about the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington taking place on Saturday, August 24, 2013. For more information and to get involved visit here. Plus, he tells us why it is not beneficial to boycott Florida.
Challenged by MSNBC’s PoliticsNation host and activist, Rev. Al Sharpton, and Community Voices Heard, five New York City Democratic mayoral candidates, Bill Thompson, Christine Quinn, Anthony…
Dr. Cornell West is lashing out at both MSNBC and Reverend Al Sharpton. West called MSNBC the Rent-a-Negro network. And he said that Reverend Al is on the Obama plantation. And, of course, all this was said on his homeboy Tavis Smiley’s radio show. Tavis and Cornell have become the old men up in the […]
Is anyone black enough for Cornel West? Not only is West criticizing President Barack Obama at every turn, but now, for reasons that are unclear, West has taken aim at MSNBC, calling it a “Rent-A-Negro” network and then criticizing Rev. Al Sharpton for being on the “Obama plantation.” “I think that it’s been decrepit though, […]
