Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton, others, rally Black Michiganders to vote

Steve Carmody

The Rev. Al Sharpton told audiences in several Michigan cities that young Black men planning to vote for former president Donald Trump are making the wrong choice.

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking at Cobo Hall Detroit, June 23, 1963.

Arts & Life

Commemorative Freedom Walk celebrates 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. speech

Michigan Radio Newsroom

Just as his father did fifty years ago, Martin Luther King III will address an expected march of thousands in Detroit.This year Detroit celebrates the…

Politics & Government

Sharpton jumps into federal lawsuit, fight over emergency managers

Sarah Cwiek

The Reverend Al Sharpton and his National Action Network are the latest activists to jump behind the fight to Michigan’s emergency manager law.Sharpton…