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Jesse Jackson to retire as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH

The long-time civil rights leader is stepping down from the organization he founded in 1971. Jackson, who will turn 82 in October, has remained active in civil rights despite health setbacks.

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Former Marine Daniel Penny pleads not guilty in NYC subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely

A U.S. Marine veteran has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide in the fatal chokehold of a man who was behaving erratically on a New York City subway train

The Independent UK

'My dad would say now is the time': Why MLK III supports expanding the Supreme Court

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III have joined calls to expand the U.S. Supreme Court under the backdrop of an impending case that is expected to restrict or end the use of race as a factor in college admissions.

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Black Florida mother killed by white neighbor remembered for faith, devotion to 4 kids

Civil rights leaders and ministers are demanding justice for a Black mother who was fatally shot in front of her son by a white neighbor firing through the door of her central Florida home

The Independent UK

Ben Crump demands justice for Ajike Owens, the latest time he's supported a grieving Black family

Ben Crump has become a powerful figure in the movement seeking equality for Black Americans and justice for those killed by police

The Independent UK

Man charged over Jordan Neely killing says ‘I’m not a white supremacist’

Daniel Penny, 24, charged with manslaughter over subway death, tells New York Post ‘I’m a normal guy’ and denies being a vigilante

The Guardian - US

Mayor pushes plan to force homeless New Yorkers with mental illness to seek help

Former police captain Eric Adams says ‘there are more Jordan Neelys out there’ but proposals criticized by civil rights groups

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Rev Al Sharpton delivers powerful eulogy at Jordan Neely’s funeral: ‘They put their arms around all of us’

‘Jordan was screaming for help. We keep criminalising people with mental illness,’ Rev Sharpton said

The Independent UK

Sharpton questions NYPD’s response to subway chokehold death of Jordan Neely at Harlem funeral service

NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered a fiery call for justice Friday as family, friends and total strangers packed a Harlem church for a heartfelt farewell to subway chokehold victim Jordan Neely.

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Jordan Neely was ‘screaming for help’, Al Sharpton says in funeral eulogy

Veteran civil rights activist says ‘what happened to Jordan was a crime’ as mourners gather to remember man, 30, killed on subway

The Guardian - US

Scoop: Inside the Biden split with NY Mayor Eric Adams

Adams was dropped from Biden a 2024 campaign advisory board before it was announced recently.

Axios

Protests in New York over chokehold killing of homeless man on the subway

Protesters have gathered in New York City after a Black homeless man was choked to death on the subway by an army veteran.

Evening Standard

Man dies after being placed in a chokehold by a subway rider

The choking death of a man with apparent mental illness in the New York subway was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with some calling the chokehold a homicide and others defending the passenger's action as a defense against disorder

The Independent UK

Outrage builds as death of homeless New York subway rider placed in chokehold ruled a homicide

Jordan Neely died after being restrained by other passengers during an apparent mental health episode.

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France 24

Man killed on NYC subway after being placed in chokehold by passengers

A man who had been shouting at people aboard a New York City subway train died after fellow riders tackled him and one put him in a chokehold that lasted until his body went limp, according to police officials and video of the encounter.

The Guardian - US

Outrage in New York after the killing of Jordan Neely on a subway train

The attack on Monday has been called a semi-sanctioned vigilante response to homelessness and the mental health crisis

Tribune News Service

Kamala Harris rails against gun violence, attacks on democracy in NYC speech

NEW YORK — Vice President Harris railed against gun violence and attacks on democracy in a New York City speech Friday before activists and elected officials at the National Action Network.

The Independent UK

Brittney Griner makes appearance at Rev. Al Sharpton event

WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner made a surprise appearance Friday at a women’s empowerment luncheon held during the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network in New York City

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Brittney Griner makes surprise NYC appearance, vows to fight for 'every American detained overseas’

WNBA star Brittney Griner showed up without notice at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s annual convention in Manhattan on Thursday, marking her first public appearance in New York since her release from a Russian prison.

The Independent UK

Watch again: Families of George Floyd, Eric Garner, and Tyre Nichols meet Rev. Al Sharpton and Ben Crump

Watch again as the families of George Floyd, Tyre Nichols and Eric Garner held a meeting with Reverend Al Sharpton and Ben Crump on Wednesday, 12 April.

Tribune News Service

Sharpton invokes Donald Trump’s call for death penalty in the Central Park Five wrongful conviction

NEW YORK — In a fiery Saturday address, the Rev. Al Sharpton invoked ex-President Donald Trump’s call for the death penalty in the Central Park Five case — noting the Manhattan mogul will appear in the same courthouse where the exonerated defendants were found guilty.

Tribune News Service

Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg inundated with racist emails, death threats amid Trump indictment

NEW YORK — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has been inundated with racist death threats amid his office’s historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, The New York Daily News has learned.

Salon

Central Park 5 member hits back at Trump

Trump called to bring back the death penalty for Central Park 5 — and never apologized when they were cleared

WEKU

Al Sharpton to focus on police mental health response after Irvo Otieno's death

Irvo Otieno was killed in custody earlier this month at a psychiatric hospital while experiencing mental health distress. Reverend Al Sharpton says this has to be a turning point.

The Independent UK

Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral

Family, friends and other mourners gathered at a Virginia church to remember Irvo Otieno at a funeral service

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