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Eric Garner's mother reacted to long overdue plans to discipline the cop who killed her son. But those plans come with one condition.

The National Action Network and TV One presented the annual Triumph Awards on TV One last night and encouraged Americans to vote through powerful spoken word performances like Nick Cannon‘s impassioned rap, speeches by the Mothers Of The Movement and more. Keep scrolling for highlights from the show: Pam & Cole Reunite Tichina Arnold hosted […]

The artist is encouraging us to make politicians earn our votes this elections.

In the wake of the tragedy, civil rights activist Al Sharpton released this statement.

The civil rights leader thinks Rachel Dolezal's parents are really to blame for her recent scandal.

Spike Lee and Rev. Al Sharpton are not holding back on Selma director Ava DuVernay and the film’s lead actor David Oyelowo being shut out for an Oscar nomination. On the day the nominations were announced, Lee slammed the Academy voting board over Ava and Oyelowo not receiving nominations in the Best Director and Best Actor categories in an […]

*UPDATE* Shaneka Nicole Thompson has been identified as the Maryland woman Ismaaiyl Abdula Brinsley shot before he executed two police officers in Brooklyn then turned the gun on himself. Brinsley shot Thompson in the stomach with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun, but she is expected to survive her wounds. Detectives have yet to interview Thompson, but […]

Scandal-ridden Sony Pictures co-chairwoman Amy Pascal received  a serious dressing down from Reverend Al Sharpton surrounding her racially insensitive e-mail conversations with a producer. On Thursday, Pascal had a face-to-face with the good Rev. in Manhattan, where the two discussed creating ways to deal with the movie industry’s lack of diversity and racial bias against minorities. MUST READ: John Singleton […]

“You have broken our hearts, but you have not broken our backs!” -Reverend Al Sharpton Reverend Al Sharpton held a press conference today and by God it’s one of the best post Darren Wilson non-indictment speeches we’ve heard! Sharpton’s speeches always have lessons wrapped around powerful statements that make you want to quote him and […]