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Harlem’s Rev. Al Sharpton Rips Trump’s Jeff Sessions Pick For Attorney General

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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 18: The Reverend Al Sharpton speaks at a rally in Brooklyn to call for justice for Eric Garner one year after he died in an apparent police chokehold on July 18, 2015 in New York City. The rally of several hundred people was held in front of the U.S. Attorney's Office in Downtown Brooklyn. Members of Garner's family joined Sharpton in demanding a federal investigation into his death. Garner, who was killed in a controversial choke-hold by a Staten Island police officer, had been approached by police for selling loose cigarettes. His death set off waves of protests around the city and country. Garner's family has settled with the city for 5.9 million in a wrongful death suit. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Rev. Al Sharpton excoriated President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney General in a fiery speech at the Harlem Headquarters of his National Action Network—warning the incoming commander-in-chief and his Cabinet picks “better worry about me.” Continue Reading →

Quote Of The Day: “…LGBTQ Brothers And Sisters … Have Been Given Second Class Status”

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Melissa_Mark-ViveritoThis statement was made by By Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito in her Confirmation of Loretta Lynch as U.S. Attorney General this week. Continue Reading →

Harlem Congressman Rangel Applauds Loretta Lynch Confirmation

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Loretta LynchCongressman Charles B. Rangel from Harlem released the following statement today following the Senate’s confirmation of Loretta Lynch as our next U.S. Attorney General. Continue Reading →

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