Photo credit: Alicia Butler-Adams
Rev. Al Sharpton was celebrated for his civil rights work
Urban One held its annual Urban One Honors at MGM National Harbor last month. The event celebrated the 40-year legacy of Radio One. Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton received special recognition with Represent Leadership. PositivelyGospel.com had an opportunity to interview Rev. Sharpton briefly on the red carpet.P ositivelyGospel.com’s Sarah Hearn interviews Rev. Al Sharpton (Photo credit: Alicia Butler-Adams)
PG: When radio one came on to the landscape forty years ago, how did that change things at the beginning?
Rev. Al Sharpton: I think at the beginning, it took away our having to speak through microphones that could be muted and could be cancelled at any time. It gave us freedom. It gave us liberation. When Kathy Hughes sat up in that window and did her talk show, and then expanded to where she gave all of us and opportunity to operate in an unadulterated way. I think it showed us in our excellence and our magnificence.”Photo credit: Alicia Butler-Adam
Rev. Al Sharpton is the founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), a not-for-profit civil rights organization based in Harlem, New York. Under Rev. Sharpton’s leadership, NAN has become the most active social justice organization in the country. He is considered one of the nation’s most-renowned civil rights leaders. Former President Barack Obama praised Rev. Sharpton as “the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden. ”
Hosted by Urban One Founder and Chairwoman Cathy Hughes and actor Chris Tucker, Urban One Honors will premiere on January 20, 2020, the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, at 8 p.m. Eastern /7 p.m. Central on TV One.
Sarah HearnJanuary 19, 2020
Sarah Hearn is Editor-in-Chief of PositivelyGospel.com, founded in 2011. The site was recently named among Feedspot’s Top Gospel and Christian Music Websites. Sarah is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the Gospel Music Association.
