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Renowned Civil Rights Leader Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the New York-based National Action Network, will co-lead a rally outside the Cleveland City Hall, at 601 Lakeside Ave. E., in Cleveland, on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, where Black contractors and community leaders will call on the mayor and city council to withhold tax dollars that have been earmarked for the construction of The Sherwin-Williams Companys new global headquarters.

The economic justice rally, where the participants will also call on Sherwin-Williams to name a Black-owned firm as a key partner in the project, begins at 11:00 a.m. ET.

We are calling on Mayor Justin Bibb and the city council to withhold all funds earmarked for The Sherwin-Williams project, Rev. Sharpton said.

We want a forensic report to show the public how the money has been spent. Tax dollars spent on Sherwin-Williams should benefit all citizens of Cleveland. We want economic parity. We want our elected officials to take action to end poverty and close the wealth gaps. Cleveland is 51 percent Black. Black people cannot be on the bottom of the totem pole when it comes to making profits on this project.

With his visit to Cleveland next week, Rev. Sharpton becomes the latest of several legendary civil rights leaders joining the campaign for economic parity in Cleveland. He follows Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., president and CEO of the Atlanta-based Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the organization co-founded and first led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Martin King III, the eldest son of Dr. King, former U.S. Ambassador Andrew Young, who was a close aide to Dr. King, and Civil Rights Icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., who heads the Rainbow PUSH Coalition in Chicago. Rev. Jackson, who also worked closely with Dr. King, visited Cleveland in July to meet with Black leaders who were divided over approaches for addressing diversity, equity and inclusion surrounding the project.

All of the leaders have appealed to Sherwin-Williams to settle a dispute between the Black Contractors Group of Cleveland (BCG), which is led by Mr. Norm Edwards and the SCLCs Cleveland Chapter, which is led by Dr. Rev. E.T. Caviness.

This dispute began in September 2020 when the BCG and the Cleveland Chapter of the SCLC called on Sherwin-Williams to name an African American-owned firm as a key partner on the construction of the corporate tower, which will enhance the citys skyline. At that time, the global paint and coating company, ranked 162 on the Fortune list of companies, announced nine partners to build its office complex and a research and development center in suburban Brecksville. All of the partners are white. In one of the nations poorest big cities, where the majority of residents are African American, the leaders say Sherwin-Williams failure to name a Black-owned firm as a key partner is unacceptable.

The BCG and the SCLC met with Sherwin-Williams. Both sides agreed upon a Black-owned firm that could be named a key partner, but talks stalled, and Sherwin-Williams has refused to return to the negotiating table. Since that disagreement, the SCLC and the BCG have held protests. They called in Dr. Steele from the national office of the SCLC to lead the campaign. Since the protests, Sherwin-Williams has awarded numerous contracts to minority-owned firms, but the company refuses to return to the negotiating table to name a Black-owned firm as a key partner, and that is why the protests continue and Rev. Sharpton has been called in to lend his support.

This is great news for our movement and for all Black residents of this city, Edwards said.

Our national leaders understand what is at stake and that is why they are joining with us. We want our local leaders to follow their lead. This is the only way to end poverty and close the wealth gaps. The Sherwin-Williams project is the most vivid example of why these problems persist.

Added Dr. Steele, Business as usual is no longer acceptable. We want to see what the nine white partners are earning. Like Selma is to the right to vote, Cleveland will become the battleground for economic justice. With Rev. Sharpton joining our effort, we are sure this campaign will gain national momentum.

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President Biden told Rev. Al Sharpton that he will run for re-election in 2024 during a visit to the White House that was reportedly recounted by the clergyman to his staffers.

Sharpton shared the revelation with employees of his National Action Network after meeting with the commander-in-chief earlier this month,NBC Newsreported on Monday.

Im going to do it again, Biden told Sharpton as they posed for a photograph in the Roosevelt Room, a National Action Network official recounted Sharpton saying.

Biden, 79, met with leaders of civil rights organizations on Sept. 2, including Sharpton, theWhite House said in a readoutfrom that meeting.

The group discussed their shared commitment to advancing legislation protecting voting rights and to combating hate-fueled violence, the readout said.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment by The Post.

Biden has not officially announced whether he would seek a second term, and has brushed off questions that seek to get him to tip his hand.

Look, my intention, as I said to begin with, is that I would run again. But its just an intention. But is it a firm decision that I run again? That remains to be seen, Biden said during an interview last month onCBS News 60 Minutes.

Its much too early to make that kind of decision. Im a great respecter of fate. And so, what Im doing is Im doing my job. Im gonna do that job, he said. And within the timeframe that makes sense after this next election cycle here, going into next year, make a judgment on what to do.

That interview aired two weeks after Biden hosted Sharpton in the White House.

A version of this report appears at NYPost.com

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams again claimed that she never challenged or denied the outcome of 2018 Georgia governor's race she lost to current Gov. Brian Kemp.

Appearing on CNNs "Erin Burnett OutFront" Monday, Abrams spoke about a federal judge shooting down the lawsuit brought by her organization Fair Fight Action which challenged Georgias election practices. Because this lawsuit came after Abrams refusing to concede the 2018 election, host Erin Burnett questioned if this loss would lead to her acknowledging Kemps victory.

"Is there any scenario under which you would concede that you lost publicly in 2018?" Burnett asked.

Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams (L) and incumbent Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg, Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Abrams replied, "In 2018, on the day I made that speech, if you play the beginning of the speech, I acknowledged that I am not the governor, that Brian Kemp won the election. What I said is that the process denied access to too many voters. And that was proven by more than 3,000 voters who made their voices heard of trial and a process that was the first full-length trial held on voting rights in more than a decade in the state of Georgia."

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She added, "I have never denied the outcome. I have always questioned the process and the access. And I think its dangerous and disingenuous to conflate concerns about access and concerns about outcome. Outcome is about who wins. And no one is entitled to victory, including myself. I have never been unclear about the fact that I did not win the race. But access belongs to every eligible American. And it is incumbent upon every person at every level of government and in our society to demand that equal access to the right to vote be made available in this country. And thats what I continue to fight for."

Stacey Abrams previously refused to concede her 2018 election loss to Republican Brian Kemp. (Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Abrams famously refused to concede the election to Kemp in 2018 and even suggested that Kemp, as Secretary of State, enacted policies to suppress Georgia voters. She has since denied "challenging" the election and has acknowledged Kemp as the governor of Georgia "under the rules that were in place."

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Although the Democratic Party and liberal media have attacked Republicans for refusing to accept election results, Abrams has largely been a media darling for progressives. In September, members of ABCs "The View" praised Abrams for her actions in not conceding the election.

"I have never denied that I lost. I dont live in the governors mansion. I would have noticed," she said on "The View."

Stacey Abrams' Fair Fight Action organization's lawsuit to challenge Georgia's election practices was tossed out by a federal judge on Saturday (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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In 2019, Abrams addressed a crowd at the annual convention of the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network and said, "Despite the final tally and the inauguration [of Gov. Brian Kemp] and the situation we find ourselves in, I do have a very affirmative statement to make: We won."

Fox News' Hanna Panreck contributed to this report.

Lindsay Kornick is an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay.kornick@fox.com and on Twitter: @lmkornick.

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September 24, 2022

Reverend Al Sharpton:Welcome back to PoliticsNation. New polling suggests Americans aren't buying Republican's latest political stunt on immigration. A new survey finds just 29 percent of Americans approve of Republican governors busing and flying migrants to democratic states. 40% of respondents disapprove, including nearly half of Republicans. The city of New York is dealing with an influx of thousands of migrants and asylum seekers, but coming by their own choice some, and others at the urging of Republican officials. Joining me now to talk about what's being done to accommodate them is the mayor of New York, Mayor Eric Adams.

Mayor Adams, first of all, thank you for joining us. Let me get right to the immigration challenge New York City is facing right now. You recently estimated more than 13,000 migrants have arrived in New York City since the spring but more than 9,500 of them are seeking housing in the city's shelter system and that number continues to grow every day. Put that in perspective for our viewers. What kind of strain is that placing on the city's resources?

Mayor Eric Adams: It's an amazing problem. When you look at the numbers, 10,300 are still in our shelter system. Over 13,600 were brought here to New York City, some wanting to go to different destinations but they were duped into believing that they could only go to New York City, they were incentivized to do so. But when you look at it, it's more than shelter, Reverend Sharpton. It's all about education. You have 3,200 school-aged children we are finding and incorporating into our school system. It's about healthcare. It's about making sure they have the basic needs that is required, that's food, shelter, clothing. When you look at already the problem we are facing coming out of COVID it was just an inhumane, uncooperative action on the part of, particularly, the governor of Texas.

Reverend Sharpton:Now, with that in mind, you announced this week the city is responding to the influx of migrants by building two humanitarian emergency response and relief centers, which are essentially tent cities designed to shelter migrants temporarily. On the one hand, your administration is responding to a desperate need, but on the other hand immigration advocates have many concerns as the facilities are legally adequate or whether a more permanent solution is needed, especially as we head into the winter. What's your response to these concerns?

Mayor Adams: No one could have predicted over 13,000 refugees, asylum seekers, migrants coming to New York City. We will always fulfill our moral and legal obligation to house New Yorkers and those who come to this city. This is not a homeless issue, this is a migrant, refugee, asylum crisis that we are facing and this is a humanitarian action that was created by human hands. And so, those who are evaluating this situation based on the traditional models that have been set in place over 40 years ago that those who seek housing in New York City must get that housing, we fulfill that all the time and we have done that with over 13,000 people who have come to New York. That is not the same issue and they need to look at it through the proper prism and not try to state that we're not meeting our obligations both legally and morally.

Reverend Sharpton: Since August, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sent roughly 2,700 migrants to New York City, aboard more than 50 buses. In a recent interview for the Texas Tribune Festival, you said your team reached out to Governor Abbot's administration asking to coordinate with them in their busing efforts and they refused. Why is the Texas governor refusing to make even the slightest effort to make sure these transfers of human beings from one place to another are at least handled in a more orderly and humane manner?

Mayor Adams: A crisis really causes us to have cooperation and coordination and people make a comparison to my communication with the El Paso mayor in comparison to the governor of Texas. This is not a Democrat or Republican issue. When people came to America they were not trying to come to any particular state, they were trying to come to a place where we state dreams come alive, the American dream. We were able to speak with the El Paso mayor and stated, "Let's communicate. We're not asking to have migrants or asylum seekers to come here in large numbers but at least we should have some type of communication."

We did the same early with the governor of Texas. They committed to communicating with us, they did just the opposite. They compel people to get on the buses. They tag some of them. 45 hour ride without proper food, water, restroom facilities, and medical care. Some arrived here with COVID. It was clearly a subterfuge that they used, I believe, Reverend Sharpton, to take attention away from what they have been doing over the last few months in this country, taking away the women's right to choose, taking away our protection by some of the gun laws that have come out of the Supreme Court decisions. We really need to focus on that this was just a political stunt and, as you indicated in the poll, I think the stunt backfired.

Reverend Sharpton: Now, I've got to go a little deeper, Mr. Mayor. You and I know each other over 30 years and you were one of the original members of National Action Network when we started. I've got to bring up a question of race. I'm bringing this up because not only are these Republican governors showing a callous disregard for these migrants and asylum seekers, most of whom are coming from Latin American countries, but they also seem to be specifically targeting cities with Black mayors such as Lori Lightfoot in Chicago, Muriel Bowser in Washington, DC, and of course you as mayor of New York.Even Martha's Vineyard, well known as the summer home for former President Barack Obama and many successful Blacks. What are your thoughts? Because I'm saying there's a racial element to this and the president and others need to come in and help black mayors who are already dealing with challenges. It's not like you don't have sanctuary cities with white mayors. It seems like there's a racial element to this. I've been saying it and I'm going to keep saying it because I don't believe these are coincidences.

Mayor Adams: Well, Reverend Sharpton, we need to be clear on the facts. The facts are clear. Three black mayors, Chicago, Washington, and New York City, we were targeted. It's very clear. The governor of Texas clearly stated that he was targeting these areas. It was clear that Martha's Vineyard, a place where African Americans have been coming for years, including, as you stated, the former president, President Barack Obama. I believe it's a clear attempt to undermine our cities.

We're already dealing with the over-proliferation of guns that are coming from the southern border. We are coming out of COVID. New York was ground zero for the COVID crisis. We are experiencing historical crises already. When you look at the specific targeting out of all the states in America, we looked at the cities, cities where you had three Black mayors, where they specifically sent buses to. They passed through a lot of cities to get to New York, with a destination of getting to New York.

Reverend Sharpton: A lot of sanctuary cities they passed through, by the way. They passed through a lot of sanctuary cities as well. Before I let you go, I have to ask you about our fellow Americans in Puerto Rico. The island was devastated last weekend by Hurricane Fiona and some areas are still without power. You tweeted in solidarity with Puerto Rico earlier this week, pointing out the deep connections between this city and the island territory. Can you tell me more about what you and the city are doing to help them out? I know you've announced, I believe, you're going tomorrow to Puerto Rico.

Mayor Adams:These are our fellow Americans. I don't subscribe to the theories of the former president that these are not our current Americans, our brothers and sisters. New York has one of the largest Puerto Rican populations outside the island of Puerto Rico. I will be leaving tonight to join a team that I've already sent to Puerto Rico. They're on the ground. Three members of my administration, two Emergency Management officials, and one police officer will be joining them and we're going to also look to go to the Dominican Republic as well. We have an obligation. No matter how difficult things are, we have to continuously look after our brothers and sisters who are experiencing difficult times. That is what happened when we experienced some horrific issues like 9/11 and other natural disasters, people came to our aid. We are responsible for our brothers and sisters and we're going to do as much as we can there in Puerto Rico.

Reverend Sharpton: New York Mayor Eric Adams. As always, thank you for being with us, good to see you.

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After meeting in-person for the last time in 2019, the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) will be holding the nations leading policy conference in Washington, DC from Wednesday, September 28, 2022, through Sunday, October 2, 2022.

This years Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) theme is Advancing Our Purpose. Elevating Our Power.

The ALC is extremely crucial this year, as this November is election season, and this 2022 midterm election will be a strong litmus test for the future of how public policy decisions will most likely impact the African American community for years to come.

At the upcoming policy conference, the CBCF will be introducing a new hybrid ALC structure, which will give interested attendees the option to attend in-person or with free virtual and on-demand offerings.

With the rise of legislation, such as Critical Race Theory (CRT), there is a strong and overexaggerated push by many to white-wash history and hype a false narrative that seeks to turn a blind eye to racism and the barbaric institution of slavery.

To ensure we as a people never forget the horrific institution of slavery, U.S. Congressman Al Green (TX-09) will be hosting a seminar at the ALC entitled Designation of a Slavery Remembrance Day on Thursday, September 29th at 2 pm EST at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

This session will discuss the importance of commemorating the lives and contributions of enslaved Africans whose suffering and centuries of free labor provided the foundation for our nations wealth period. The desired outcome is for more people across the United States to solemnly commemorate August 20th annually as Slavery Remembrance Day and to thank President Biden for his recognition of Slavery Remembrance Day.

Civil Rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton will speak and participate in this important dialogue.

Congressman Green states that he chose Rev. Sharpton to speak at the seminar primarily because he is one of the great messengers and thinkers of our time.

Rev. Sharpton has the unique ability to explain concepts in ways that resonate and make lasting impressions on people, says Congressman Green. The ability to utilize mnemonics is essential to the topic of Slavery Remembrance Day, given the central theme is to always remember. We must optimize the opportunity for attendees to remember and recount the message of the importance of Slavery Remembrance to others. We must always remember and enumerate the horrors of our nations seminal sin to prevent replication of this horrific crime against humanity.

According to Congressman Green, it is important to remember slavery because having the true history of it told will inspire African Americans to take pride in being the descendants of enslaved Africans.

Enslaved Africans were the very people who were the source of the centuries of suffering and free labor upon which our nations wealth was acquired, states Congressman Green. Currently, too many persons of African heritage are ashamed to be introduced as the descendants of enslaved Africans. The truth is that enslaved Africans are our nations foundational mothers and fathers. They are the greatest contributors to our nations wealth. As such, we should be proud to be descended from them. They were most responsible for our nations the prosperous agrarian economy and among its least beneficiaries. They built the White House and the U.S. Capitol; two global symbols viewed as bastions of democracy. If the truth be told, they were the greatest contributors to building the foundational American economy and infrastructure. The enslaved deserve to be honored for what they suffered to build this country. We must revere the enslaved as we revile slavery.

Slavery is Americas Original Sin and for too many years, people of African descent were subjected to this barbaric and legalized institution in America without barely even a mention of them in school textbooks.

Congressman Green sponsored H.Res.517The Original Slavery Remembrance Dayin the 117th Congress of the United States, to ensure that history and the memory of the millions of victims of African descent who suffered the horrors of slavery will never be forgotten.

Congressman Greens resolution has over 130 co-sponsors in Congress, and also gathered support by pastors and organizations nationwide, including the National Action Network, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the Anti-Defamation League.

Congressman Green specifically chose August 20th as the day of remembrance, because it was on that day in 1619, that the White Lion ship arrived at Point Comfort, near present day Norfolk, Virginia, carrying the first enslaved Africans brought to the English-speaking American colonies. He held his inaugural Slavery Remembrance Day Commemorative Breakfast and Legislative Update on Saturday, August 20th, at the Power Center in Houston, Texas, where nearly 1,000 people attended and expressed their unwavering support for the commemoration.

It has been over a century since slavery was abolished in the United States, yet the insidious progenies of this horrific crime against humanity remain. They remain evident in areas such as healthcare, lending, incarceration, homeownership, as well as our nations classrooms where efforts to white-wash history and restyle slavery as involuntary relocation are afoot.

According to Congressman Green, everyone benefits from remembering the tragedy of slavery because everyone benefits from knowing our true history.

Maintaining an accurate account of our history, and history in general, is essential for the present as well as for posterity, as it offers an accurate understanding of the worth of people and society, Congressman Green explains. It explicates the present and provides the foresight to sculpt the future. It allows for introspection and extrospection of our triumphs and tragedies. It is the lodestar to unity and the lodestone for justice.

Congressman Green also emphasizes that national days of remembrance are a means by which to commemorate those impacted horrific events, as well as prevent tragedies from fading from our memory.

Currently, there are National Days of Remembrance for the Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, and 9/11, says Congressman Green. Each day honors the memory of the lives lost to these atrocities. But now, America does not have an official day of remembrance to honor the millions of African persons who were abducted and shipped to the Americas to be sold as property as part of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Slavery Remembrance Day does the same as these other Days of Remembrance by honoring the millions of enslaved Africans who were kidnapped, shipped to the Americas, and sold as property.

President Biden released a statement marking Slavery Remembrance Day, stating:

More than 400 years ago, twenty enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the shores of what would become the United States. Millions more were stolen and sold in the centuries that followed, part of a system of slavery that is Americas original sin.

Great nations dont hide from their history. They acknowledge their past, both the triumphs and the tragedies. Today is a day to reflect on the terrible toll of slavery, and on our nations profound ability to heal and emerge stronger. Despite the horrors they faced, these men and women and their descendants have made countless contributions to the building of this nation and the continuous effort to realize the American ideal. I was honored last year to declare Juneteenth a national holiday, another moment to reflect and rededicate ourselves to becoming a more perfect union. And its why my Administration will continue the hard, ongoing work to bring true equity and racial justice to our country.

Im grateful for the efforts of Congressin particular, Representative Al Green and Senator Elizabeth Warrento recognize the significance of this day.

Congressman Green extended his sincerest gratitude to President Biden for issuing his statement and complimented him on his willingness to acknowledge and believes that the presidents statement further illustrates why we need to recognize August 20th annually as Slavery Remembrance Day.

Those attending the ALC are strongly encouraged to attend the Designation of a Slavery Remembrance Day seminar on Thursday, September 29th at 2 pm EST at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

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