Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday announced a boycott of companies eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, saying the effort will be in the spirit of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King,

I will defend equality for all, diversity, equality, inclusion, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, immigration rights,’ a crowd recited at a rally.

As thousands crowd Downtown D.C. on Monday for Inauguration Day, where President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term in office, another march and rally to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King,

The Rev. Al Sharpton discusses a planned Monday rally at Metropolitan AME Church in Washington D.C. to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Rev. Al Sharpton held a D.C. rally in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event, which was also in protest of Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony, took place at the Metropolitan AME Church, a location that previously hosted homegoing services for Frederick Douglass and Rosa Parks.

If he did something to you, I can baptize you again,” the civil rights leader said to laughs. “I might have to put you down in the water this time.”

MLK Jr.'s son, Martin Luther King III, and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, co-authored the book "What is My Legacy?" with activists and contributors, including Julia Roberts.

Reverend Al Sharpton speaks during National Action Network's Martin Luther King Jr. Day Policy Forum organized by Reverend Al Sharpton at NAN Headquarters in New York on8, 2025. (Video by Lev Radin/Si

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.

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