Posted on 04/10/2026 5:09:37 AM PDT by Libloather
MS NOW host Reverend Al Sharpton said the United States' upcoming 250th anniversary is not a "celebration" for Black people and that it's "crazy" to expect them to celebrate it.
"They're going to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country July 4th, but that's not our celebration," Sharpton said at the National Action Network’s 35th Anniversary National Convention on Wednesday.
He continued, "We were slaves then, and they celebrate signing the Declaration of Independence 1776. We were not even emancipated until 1863. So I don't know what everybody getting ready for a celebration [for]. You know that it seems crazy for me to have on the birthday hat at your birthday party. That ain't my party."
Sharpton suggested that he should hold a separate rally in Philadelphia and expressed concern that young citizens were not aware of Black people's "background" thanks to President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., attempting to remove woke aspects in education.
"When White kids hear us talking about reparations or affirmative action, they think it's an attack because they don't know what their granddaddy did to us," Sharpton said.
Sharpton has been a critic of removing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from businesses and schools, threatening boycotts against businesses that pulled back DEI initiatives since Trump's second term began.
He also accused DeSantis of trying to "erase Black history" after his administration demanded revisions to an AP African American studies course in 2023.
Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, who spoke with Sharpton earlier in the convention, also emphasized the importance of remembering the nation's history with slavery, advocating for the formation of a "Department of Reconciliation" to address it.
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Then go create your own kawaza v2.1
These people take a big crap on everything.
As Goldmember said in the movie…”There is no pleasing you.”
And then when you compare living conditions in America today with living conditions in Africa today, you have to believe that blacks have been sufficiently compensated.
So, if Sharpton doesn't want to celebrate 250 years, he ought to be jumping up and down for the last 160 years.
It's also worth noting that blacks didn't win their freedom from slavery- it was granted to them and fought for them by white men. A little gratitude would be nice.
Race-baiting until his dying breath.
Hello kettle.......... Oh, can I use that? 🤔😊👍
Yo al ! ya got the intelligence of a brick !!!
Enslavement has been part of mankind forever. We should rejoice in the ascendancy of some black people in America. Sharpton is an idiot racist
That reminds me ... I’m making 250th USA Birthday quilts for family. I need to get a move on. Thanks, Mr. Sharpton, for the reminder. Appreciate it.
Al Sharpton, tax cheat and lifelong professional race agitator, can go fornicate himself.
So the grifter who made fortunes selling misery and lies to blacks is complaining the US is no reason to celebrate. Move your shrinking arse to Somalia where not a single white person will torment you.
Your people don’t need to celebrate - just clean up the mess afterwards.
Hey Al. Lighten up. If you idiots don’t want to join in, that’s fine. Go get ready for June Umpteeth big hootenanny. That’s not a celebration for we non-Black people Americans.
Hey Al. Take your entourage to “Chip Ole’” to celebrate.
Outstanding. Amazing speech in terms of timing, placement, and powerful message.
I was in Rochester NY last week, visiting a relative in the hospital. Drove by Fredrick Douglas final resting place multiple times.
People tell me I over-react to Critical Race Theory or The 1619 Project.
I am so under-reacting it is not even funny.
Maybe Al and his victims would like to return to their ancestral homelands❓win win💥
...is not a "celebration" for Black people and that it's "crazy" to expect them to celebrate it.
We're not forcing you to come Al. Nobody I know celebrates Kwanzaa Al. We do the traditional American Christmas.
You have a good point, I just took my Aunt Alice’s word for it.
Have a great weekend!
Send the racist bastard to Liberia.
Burn his passport.
Hasn’t this crook died yet?
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