The Rev. Al Sharpton addresses the crowd gathered for the main rally at the old Alabama Capitol in Montgomery in March, 2012: Glynn Wilson
By Glynn Wilson –
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Action Network is organizing a new march on Washington to mark the 60th anniversary of the first march on Washington in 1963 with Martin Luther King, the Rev. Al Sharpton announced Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The focus will be on the rise in hate crimes, he said.
WATCH: This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, @TheRevAl is calling for a unified march against hate crime. pic.twitter.com/IXQvGpycxp
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) January 15, 2023
In a press release on the non-profit group’s website, they indicate this will formally be announced Monday morning when President Joe Biden will join the Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast, where the president will deliver the keynote address.
The annual event will honor House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Arndrea Waters King and other national leaders who have kept Dr. King’s mission alive.
“In the last two years, President Biden has shown a relentless commitment to not only upholding but expanding civil rights in the United States,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “As we prepare for a pivotal year ahead, with the future of democracy at stake, the National Action Network is thrilled to welcome President Biden to our annual MLK Day Breakfast. I look forward to hearing how we work together in 2023 to ensure we continue Dr. King’s dream for a fairer America.”
In the last year alone, President Biden worked with Sharpton to host a summit against the dangerous rise in violent hate crimes, which have particularly targeted Black, Brown, Jewish and Asian Americans. In May 2022, President Biden followed through on a campaign promise when he signed a historic executive order that mandates stronger accountability for law enforcement.
NAN’s MLK Day 2023 will set the tone for the year, which marks exactly 60 years since Dr. King and other Civil Rights Leaders organized the pivotal March on Washington in August 1963. As the nation reckons with historic levels of violent hate crimes and threats to its democracy, NAN continues the decades-old fight for democracy, social justice, and civil rights.
Led by the NAN Washington Bureau, under Senior Vice President for Policy and Strategic Partnerships Ebonie Riley, the event will be co-chaired by Martin Luther King III and Tanya L. Lombard, Vice President, Global Public, and External Affairs, Head of Multicultural Strategic Initiatives at AT&T Services, Inc. In addition to Speaker Emerita Pelosi and Waters King, this year’s honorees include Minyon Moore and Ray Curry.
Related: Martin Luther King’s Final Speech on Remaining Awake Through a Great Revolution
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