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Wall Street march draws Al Sharpton, campaigners for economic justice, diversity
Reuters.com ^ | August 28, 20251:43 PM CDT | Lananh Nguyen, Christine Kiernan and Hussein Alwaaile

Posted on 08/28/2025 1:20:13 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

NEW YORK, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people marched on Wall Street to campaign for an array of issues, including economic justice, and diversity and inclusion, in downtown New York on Thursday.

"We're coming to Wall Street instead of Washington this year," said Reverend Al Sharpton, one of the event's organizers. He accused Wall Street of benefiting from government tax cuts at the expense of programs such as Medicaid and food assistance.

"Corporate elites are running America, and we want to try and do something about that," said Jackie Barham, a marcher who attended with other members of Brooklyn Baptist Church. "One of my main concerns is corporate greed right now and how we have so many people that are making so much money, and their interest in the government."

Protesters chanted, "No justice, no peace." Some held signs that read "Billionaires back off," and "We want economic justice."

The march was convened to “push back on corporate America’s retreat from diversity, equity, and inclusion under pressure from the Trump administration, and spotlight the economic power of Black communities,” its organizers said in a statement before the event.

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alsharpton; christinekiernan; domesticterrorist; husseinalwaaile; lananhnguyen; reuters

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The Poverty Pimps are on the march!
1 posted on 08/28/2025 1:20:13 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Protesters chanted, "No justice, no peace."

That's a new one.

2 posted on 08/28/2025 1:22:14 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

That’s like your trash drawing a skunk looking for food. If you don’t let it feast it’ll spray accusations of racism all round.


3 posted on 08/28/2025 1:22:53 PM PDT by rottweiller_inc (Lupus urbem intravit. Fulminis ictu vultures super turrem exanimat.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

There is no such thing as ‘economic justice’.

You get what you earn....................


4 posted on 08/28/2025 1:24:22 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Economic justice = Gibmedats


5 posted on 08/28/2025 1:27:24 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Long past time for the IRS to finally collect Sharpton’s $4M+ tax bill.


6 posted on 08/28/2025 1:29:58 PM PDT by Dahoser (Liz Cheney needs to work on her soccer skills so she fits in when she transfers to Guantanamo High)
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To: Red Badger

Yes, there is economic injustice—the forced confiscation of wages by the government from successful, hard working people—for distribution to those leeching off those that do work.


7 posted on 08/28/2025 1:31:11 PM PDT by volare737 ( Diversity is something to be overcome, not celebrated. )
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Only illegal aliens get maximum food assistance according to what I’ve gathered.
US citizens may get some amount of help, but the maximum goes to the democrat’s protected, imported voters no matter whether they are elderly who haven’t worked a day in the US, crippled or criminal. The illegals with major health issues are busting the US medical system and raising health insurance prices for all US citizens including elderly US citizens who have been funneled into medicare advantage HMOs.


8 posted on 08/28/2025 1:36:01 PM PDT by doc maverick
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Hundreds! 🤣🤣🤣


9 posted on 08/28/2025 1:37:45 PM PDT by Trump_Triumphant (“They recognized Him in the breaking of the Bread”)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Sharpton is grifting Wall Street now? Hopefully they realize that his days are over and tell him they already gave at the office.


10 posted on 08/28/2025 1:59:36 PM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

economic justice, and diversity and inclusion,

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IOW

Communism.


11 posted on 08/28/2025 2:04:31 PM PDT by cuz1961
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To: Trump_Triumphant

only hundreds? rent-a-mob pay must not be competitive any longer, either that or USAID money hasn’t been replaced with private donations ...


12 posted on 08/28/2025 2:13:35 PM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Something for nuffin


13 posted on 08/28/2025 2:48:31 PM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: silent majority rising

How much money did Sharpie get from Soros? Blackrock?


14 posted on 08/28/2025 2:58:26 PM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

OMG! Having racist big mouth Al Sharpton on board tells the public that this is only for show. No credibility needs to be attributed to this dog-and-pony show.


15 posted on 08/28/2025 3:15:08 PM PDT by gildafarrell (e)
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“We’re coming to Wall Street instead of Washington this year,” said Reverend Al Sharpton,


I wonder why.......................


16 posted on 08/28/2025 4:22:41 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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Doesn’t Sharpton owe $millions in back taxes?


17 posted on 08/28/2025 4:30:39 PM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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