Tag: Rev Al Sharpton
Video Shows New Jersey Cops Kill Black Man ‘With His Arms...
AFRICANGLOBE - This video appears to show the moment New Jersey cops shoot and kill a Black man with his arms raised to surrender. One of the cops tells Jerame Reid 'if you reach for something, you're going to be f***ing dead' before opening fire and killing him moments later.
America’s Political Gridlock Not Likely To End Soon
AFRICANGLOBE - It’s getting a lot harder to convince young African-Americans that voting changes things in the US, six years after the country elected its first Black president – for the simple reason that not very much has changed for the better for Black America since Barack Obama’s election.
Why We Can’t Ignore Obama’s Bigoted Critics
AFRICANGLOBE - We can’t ignore bigotry and racially-inflammatory comments, especially when the racism and disrespect to President Barack Obama comes from a United States senator. We must constantly remind African American people why it’s important to vote and why it’s crucial, now more than ever, to become involved in the political process.
Hospital Settles Nurse’s Race-Discrimination Suit
AFRICANGLOBE - Even while it settled one lawsuit, the Flint, Michigan hospital faced another suit alleging it honored a man's request that no African-American nurses take care of his newborn. And a civil rights group connected with Rev. Al Sharpton vowed to proceed with a protest in front of the hospital Monday.
Sharpton and Other Media-Appointed “Black Leaders” Support Obama on Gay Marriage
Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network, along with Julian Bond, Chairman Emeritus of NAACP, Melanie Campbell, President and CEO of the National...
Trayvon Martin, Tulsa Shootings – Yes The Time for Inaction Is...
Most young people today have studied the stories of the great civil rights struggle in this country and the heroic acts of many from...
Sharpton Says He Supports Gay Marriage – Where are Our Leaders...
Last, year, Black religious leaders were instrumental in defeating a bill that would legalize gay marriage in Maryland. This year, proponents of the bill...
