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Biden calls for action to end ‘hate-fueled violence' on 60th anniversary of March on Washington
President Joe Biden is calling for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities say motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend.
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Thousands converge on National Mall for 60th anniversary of March on Washington
Thousands have gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
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Sharpton Attends Florida Rally to Protest DeSantis' Rejection of African American Studies Course
The Rev. Al Sharpton has led a march to Florida’s Capitol to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ rejection of a high school African American history course. The civil rights leader walked through Tallahassee to the Statehouse on Wednesday with dozens of supporters. Sharpton told the crowd the governor should have known better than “to mess with us and education.” The dispute...
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African American Studies Course Revised After Criticism From DeSantis, Others
NBC 6’s Julia Bagg has more on what this could mean after the Florida Governor’s controversial decision to not allow the course in classrooms.
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Rev. Al Sharpton Slams Cops Involved, Invokes MLK at Tyre Nichols' Funeral
“The reason why what happened to Tyre is so personal to me is that five Black men that wouldn’t have had a job in the police department, would not ever be thought of to be in an elite squad, in the city that Dr. [Martin Luther] King lost his life … you beat a brother to death,” Rev. Al Sharpton...