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In this June 19, 2020, photo, people attend a peaceful rally in Chicago to mark Juneteenth. The holiday celebrates the day in 1865 that enslaved black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ hymn ignites hope across nation

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

In this June 15, 2020 file photo, people march down the street towards the Georgia state Capitol to protest against the mistreatment of black people and to press for policy change, in Atlanta. “Lift Every Voice and Sing” was created more than a century ago. But the hymn dubbed as the Black national anthem has resurrected a beacon of hope during recent nationwide protests. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

‘Lift Every Voice and Sing,’ Black national anthem, embraced by protesters

By Jonathan Landrum Jr. - Associated Press

The funeral home team pushes the casket of George Floyd into the hearse as the Rev. Al Sharpton, right, looks on after the funeral service for George Floyd at The Fountain of Praise church Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool)

George Floyd laid to rest after emotionally charged ‘homecoming celebration’

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. The message from protesters around the United States is that George Floyd is the latest addition to a grim roster of African Americans to be killed by police In demonstration after demonstration, protesters are carrying signs that include the names of other blacks whose lives ended violently in encounters with police. (Christopher Harris via AP, File)

Floyd mourned, celebrated as death used as call to action

By AARON MORRISON - Associated Press

FILE - This June 23, 2019 file photo shows Al Sharpton presenting an award at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Sharpton is working on a book meant to address what he calls an urgent moment in American history. Hanover Square Press announced Monday that the longtime civil rights activist's “Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads” is coming out Sept. 15.(Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

New Al Sharpton book looks at America’s political crossroads

Associated Press

Democratic presidential candidate Former Vice President Joe Biden waves before a Democratic presidential primary debate Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Joe Biden, say it ain’t so

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

In this Monday, Jan. 15, 2018 file photo, Rev. Al Sharpton listens to remarks at the National Action Network House of Justice, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Sharpton looks to comfort families after police shootings

By ERRIN HAINES - Associated Press

(From right): James Blake, a former professional tennis player, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Patrick Yoes, national president of the Fraternal Order of Police, testify during the House Judiciary Committee hearing titled "Oversight Hearing on Policing Practices," in Rayburn Building on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images) ** FILE **

Al Sharpton, Matt Gaetz clash at police brutality hearing

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Donald Trump says Al Sharpton ‘hates whites,’ labels ‘King’ Elijah Cummings in morning tirade

By Bailey Vogt - The Washington Times

In this June 26, 2019, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a Democratic primary debate hosted by NBC News at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Art, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Cory Booker unity message struggles in Elizabeth Warren divide-and-conquer style primary

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

The Rev. Al Sharpton delivers the keynote speech at the Reflections on Faith, Community and Racial Reconciliation in the Commonwealth ceremony hosted by Virginia Union University at the Allix B. James Chapel, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Richmond, Va. (James H. Wallace/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) ** FILE **

EDITORIAL: 2020 Democratic hopefuls all want the Rev. Al Sharpton’s blessing

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Democratic presidential candidate Mayor Pete Buttigieg, from South Bend, Indiana, and civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, right, President of National Action Network, hold a lunch meeting at Sylvia's Restaurant in Harlem, New York, Monday, April 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, Pool)

Pete Buttigieg, Al Sharpton meet at Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem

By Errin Haines Whack - Associated Press

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California shares the stage with Rev. Al Shaprton at National Action Network’s Legislative & Policy Conference, Nov. 14, 018. (Image: C-SPAN video screenshot) ** FILE **

Al Sharpton’s nonprofit pays $531K for life-story rights as he prepares to step down

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California shares the stage with Rev. Al Shaprton at National Action Network’s Legislative & Policy Conference, Nov. 14, 018. (Image: C-SPAN video screenshot) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi deems Al Sharpton nation’s hero: ‘Thank you for saving America’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

Louis Farrakhan, from left, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Jesse Jackson and former President Bill Clinton attend the funeral service for Aretha Franklin at Greater Grace Temple, Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Detroit. Franklin died Aug. 16, 2018 of pancreatic cancer at the age of 76. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Networks crop Farrakhan from Clinton/Jackson/Sharpton image at Aretha’s funeral

By Larry O'Connor - The Washington Times

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri discusses the shooting of Markeis McGlockton during a press conference at the Pinellas County Sheriff's Administration Building in Largo, Fla., Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Gualtieri says the case of a white man who shot an unarmed black man, McGlockton, during a parking lot dispute is still under investigation and will be sent to the state attorney. (Dirk Shadd/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Bob Gualtieri, Fla. sheriff, tells Al Sharpton to ‘go back to New York. Mind your own business’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Sharpton, other leaders plan to visit children at border

By TRAMON LUCAS - Associated Press