Following review, Business Insider stands by reports on wife of ex-Harvard president's critic
Business Insider says it is satisfied with the fairness and accuracy of stories that made plagiarism accusations against the wife of a hedge fund billionaire who was active in the ousting of Harvard President Claudine Gay.
National civil rights leaders plan hate crime summit in Jacksonville
Nearly one week after a gunman killed three Black people in New Town, National civil rights leader Al Sharpton, the family of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and the Anti-Defamation League announced plans Monday to bring a hate crime summit to Jacksonville.
Jacksonville faith leaders & Northside Coalition traveling to Tallahassee for rally at Capitol
Faith leaders from the Jacksonville area and members of the Northside Coalition left Wednesday morning to travel to Tallahassee, where they will protest at the Capitol against a recent move by Gov. Ron DeSantisโ administration to block a new high school Advanced Placement course on African American studies.
Rev. Sharpton: โDirty toenailsโ comment about Arbery part of most racist case heโs ever witnessed
As the jury continued deliberations in the trial for three men accused in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, family attorneys and Rev. Al Sharpton addressed the media and supporters of the Arbery family on Wednesday morning.
Tensions flare in Ahmaud Arbery death trial as Jesse Jackson visits
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson walked into the courthouse arm-in-arm with Ahmaud Arberyโs family as trial testimony entered a second week Monday in the case of three white men charged with murder in the killing of Arbery after they spotted the 25-year-old Black man running in their neighborhood.
Defense attorney in Arbery slaying trial tells judge: โWe donโt want any more Black pastors coming in hereโ
Defense attorneys on Thursday told Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley that high-profile pastors such as the Rev. Al Sharpton in the courtroom on behalf of the family of Ahmaud Arbery are intimidating and an unconscious attempt to pressure the jury.
Migrant camp shrinks on US border as more Haitians removed
Haitian migrants are waiting to learn their fate at a Texas border encampment whose size has dramatically diminished from the almost 15,000 who gathered there days ago in an effort to seek humanitarian protection in the U.S. but now face expulsion.
Floyd family, leaders hold prayer service on eve of trial
Bystander video of the confrontation is expected to be a key exhibit at trial, with opening statements set for Monday, March 29, 2021. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)MINNEAPOLIS โ National civil rights leaders appeared alongside several family members of George Floyd at a prayer service Sunday night, hours before opening statements were set to begin in the murder trial of the former Minneapolis police officer charged in his death. Several dozen attendees congregated in the benches at Greater Friendship Missionary Church, where preachers led worship, a choir sang and members of George Floyd's family were joined by the Rev. The speakers called for justice in George Floyd's death, mirroring the words spoken by leaders during a protest earlier Sunday in downtown Minneapolis. George Floyd, who was Black, was declared dead on May 25 after Chauvin, who is white, pressed his knee on George Floydโs neck for about nine minutes while George Floyd was handcuffed and pleading that he couldnโt breathe.
After yearslong separation, Sharpton files for divorce
Al Sharpton, center, with his wife Kathy Jordan, third from left, as he speaks at a press conference following his released from the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. More than 16 years after separating, Rev. Al Sharpton has filed for divorce from his estranged wife, Kathy Jordan Sharpton. Al Sharpton has filed for divorce from his estranged wife, Kathy Jordan Sharpton. A statement attributed to both of them said: โAfter years of being separated, Kathy and I have decided to formalize our separation by filing for divorce. The couple had been married for more than 20 years when a separation was announced in November 2004.
Biden set to introduce Buttigieg as his transportation pick
President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department. โ President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce former presidential rival Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday as his nominee for transportation secretary, adding a youthful voice to an incoming administration so far dominated by people with decades of Washington experience. The 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. During the Democratic presidential primary, Buttigieg was initially written off as the leader of a relatively small town competing against far more established figures. As the primary moved into more diverse states such as South Carolina, Buttigieg faltered and quickly withdrew from the race.
Biden taps Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy
FILE - In this April 29, 2019 file photo, then Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg, from South Bend, Indiana, listens during a lunch meeting with civil rights leader Rev. President-elect Joe Biden is expected to pick former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg to head the transportation department. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, Pool)President-elect Joe Biden nominated his former rival Pete Buttigieg as secretary of transportation on Tuesday and intends to choose former Michigan Gov. All three will be central to Bidenโs plan to remake the countryโs automobiles and transportation systems to quickly cut climate-damaging petroleum emissions. Bidenโs plan includes overhauling the nationโs transportation and power sectors and buildings to eliminate fossil fuel emissions by 2050.
Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations
As peaceful protests turned to arson and theft, naysayers of the Black Lives Matter movement issued calls for law and order.The Rev. Theres a white system and a black system -- the black system aint doing so well.No justice, no peace! he proclaimed. Some participants headed toward Black Lives Matter Plaza, right outside of the White House, which was renamed from Pennsylvania Avenue during protests in June. Chants of Black lives matter and No justice, no peace echoed through downtown Salt Lake City Friday morning, as about 200 people marched from the state Capitol to Washington Square Park for Utahs March on Washington. Kat Stafford and Ashraf Khalil reported from Washington, and journalists from across the AP contributed to this report.
At D.C. march, families decry 'two systems of justice'
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech. Sixty-five years later (after Tills murder), we still struggle for justice demilitarizing the police, dismantling mass incarceration, and declaring as determinately as we can that Black lives matter, King said. As peaceful protests turned to arson and theft, naysayers of the Black Lives Matter movement issued calls for law and order.The Rev. Theres a white system and a black system -- the black system aint doing so well.No justice, no peace! he proclaimed. Some participants headed toward Black Lives Matter Plaza, right outside of the White House, which was renamed from Pennsylvania Avenue during protests in June.
Democrats tested in first party convention of pandemic era
The Democratic National Convention, which formally begins Monday, is not a convention in the traditional sense. Along the way, Biden's party will make history by unveiling the nation's first Black vice presidential nominee, Kamala Harris. Im glad that John and other moderate-type Republicans understand that it is wrong to be supporting Trump, Sanders told The Associated Press. Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist, predicted next week's convention would lack excitement. He said it likely doesn't matter, however, especially as Trump and his party prepare for their convention the following week. As excited as I am about Kamala Harris, the best weapon Democrats have is Donald Trump, Sharpton said.
March on Washington reconfigured to comply with virus rules
In late July, with local infection numbers rising, Bowser ordered that anyone traveling or returning to Washington from a virus hot spot must self-quarantine for 14 days. Bowser, when asked on July 30 about the potential conflict, said government officials had been in contact with march organizers and that Washington would not be relaxing its virus rules for participants. The NAACP, one of several partners in this year's commemoration, last week launched a website for a virtual March on Washington. The site will livestream the Washington march, in addition to other programming leading up to and after the event. The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition of more than 150 Black-led organizations that make up the broader Black Lives Matter movement, will hold its virtual Black National Convention later in the evening.
'Lift Every Voice and Sing' hymn ignites hope across nation
(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)LOS ANGELES The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called Lift Every Voice and Sing has resurrected a beacon of hope during nationwide protests. The NAACP dubbed Lift Every Voice and Sing as the Black national anthem in 1919. Sharpton said the ability of Lift Every Voice and Sing enduring several generations speaks volumes. The NFL will play Lift Every Voice and Sing" before each game during Week 1, a person familiar with the discussions told The Associated Press. There's always been the controversy about race being involved in the national anthem.
The Latest: Beyonc single benefits Black-owned businesses
The singer's website says the song released late Friday, June 19, 2020, will benefit black-owned small businesses. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)TOP OF THE HOUR: Beyonc releases new single to benefit Black-owned small businesses. Nevada officials renew proposal to remove statue of McCarran. ___LOS ANGELES Beyonc did not let Juneteenth pass without dropping one of her signature surprises in the form a new single called Black Parade.The singers website says the song released late Friday will benefit Black-owned small businesses. Make America great again give me the date that America was great for everybody, Sharpton said.
The Latest: DC expecting largest protest turnout Saturday
Al Sharpton speaks at a memorial service for George Floyd at North Central University Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. ___WASHINGTON -- Authorities in the nations capital are expecting Saturday to be the largest demonstration against police brutality in the city since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. ___PHOENIX -- The family of an unarmed man shot and killed by an Arizona state trooper the same day George Floyd died want a federal investigation. ___SEATTLE Seattle's mayor has banned the police use of one type of tear gas as protests continue over the killing of George Floyd. ___Follow more AP stories on the George Floyd protests and reaction at https://apnews.com/GeorgeFloyd
Floyd memorials will retrace life, push for justice in death
FILE - This undated file handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, and Floyd family attorney Ben Crump will speak. Both the memorials in Minneapolis and Houston will include personal tributes and eulogies about social justice, Sharpton said. Having left Houston for Minneapolis in 2014 in search of a job and a new life, Floyd will retrace that path. Otherwise, itll just be the next George Floyd and the one after that, he said.
Floyd memorial will retrace life, push for justice in death
FILE - This undated file handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. (Christopher Harris via AP, File)HOUSTON The memorial services to honor George Floyd are extraordinary: three cities over six days, with a chance for mourners to pay their respects in the communities where he was born, grew up, and died. Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, and Floyd family attorney Ben Crump will speak. Having left Houston for Minneapolis in 2014 in search of a job and a new life, Floyd will retrace that path. Otherwise, itll just be the next George Floyd and the one after that, he said.
Trump's tweet about rioters echoes 1960s Miami police chief
CHICAGO President Donald Trump's tweeted warning Friday amid unrest in Minneapolis that when the looting starts, the shooting starts echoes the language of a Miami police chief in 1967 who made clear his distaste for civil rights activists and his belief that violent protests should be met with deadly force. The language has also been attributed to segregationist presidential candidate George Wallace in a 1968 campaign speech in Pittsburgh. About 13 hours after his provocative tweet, he took to Twitter again to claim that he wasnt suggesting the shooting of rioters. Instead, he said he was referring to gun violence that has been spurred by the unrest. Ive let the word filter down: When the looting starts, the shooting starts.The Rev.
Trump tries a new response after George Floyd's death
I feel very, very badly," Trump said Thursday of George Floyd's death while handcuffed and in the custody of Minneapolis police. But some activists doubt that Trump has suddenly evolved on the issue of police brutality and instead see election-year political calculations. Trump was very upset when he saw that video," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Thursday. The White House and Department of Justice have long had the power to address these issues. Sharpton credited both the magnitude of outrage in response to Floyd's death as well as the upcoming election for the changed approach.
Trump tries a new response after George Floyd's death
I feel very, very badly," Trump said Thursday of George Floyd's death while handcuffed and in the custody of police in Minneapolis. But some activists doubt that Trump has suddenly evolved on the issue of police brutality and instead see election year political calculations. Trump was very upset when he saw that video," White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Thursday. The White House and Department of Justice have long had the power to address these issues. Sharpton credited both the magnitude of outrage in response to Floyd's death as well as the election for the changed approach.
NYPD sergeant to lose vacation days over Eric Garner death
Kizzy Adonis will lose 20 vacation days, according to the source, for her actions related to the 2014 incident in which another officer was found to have placed Garner in a banned chokehold moments before he died. "The Police Commissioner evaluated Sergeant Adonis' supervision of officers under her command that day, and found that it was lacking in certain areas," NYPD Assistant Commissioner Devora Kaye told CNN on Wednesday in a statement. Al Sharpton, a civil rights leader who has advocated with the Garner family, called the decision to dock Adonis' vacation time "too little, too late." Garner, a 43-year-old father of six, died while police tried to arrest him for allegedly selling loose cigarettes on Staten Island. In video of the arrest, Garner can be heard telling Pantaleo, "I can't breathe.