Al Sharpton to lead pro-DEI march through Wall Street on anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington
Rev. Al Sharpton led hundreds in New York's Financial District protesting rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs; organizers called it the civil rights fight of this generation.
- Al Sharpton will lead a protest march on Wall Street to urge corporate America to resist rolling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
- Sharpton's civil rights group has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled back DEI policies and programs.
- The march, on the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, will start at Foley Square and end with a speaking program near Wall Street.
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Rev. Al Sharpton Leads Pro-DEI March Down Wall Street
Source: Anadolu / Getty Rev. Al Sharpton marked the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on Thursday by leading a march down Wall Street to protest corporations walking back their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. According to AP, community leaders, clergy, and labor activists joined Rev. Al Sharpton in the march. “Corporate America wants to walk away from Black communities, so we are marching to them to …
Hundreds participate in NAN March on Wall Street, pledge to battle anti-DEI attacks
Instead of his annual March on Washington commemoration rally in D.C., Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) led a “March on Wall Street” in lower Manhattan on Thursday to hold corporations accountable for bending the knee to the Trump administration’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) agenda. On the 62nd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, Sharpton and NAN, along with several other civil rights and labor lead…
New York Protest Urges Boycotts Over DEI Changes
Protesters marched through New York City's Financial District on Thursday, encouraging Americans to push back against the Trump administration's rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Organized by the National Action Network and led by the Rev. Al Sharpton, the event culminated with speeches on the anniversary of the 1963...

Sharpton leads pro-DEI march on Wall Street
NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton led a protest march Thursday on Wall Street to urge corporate America to resist the Trump administration’s campaign to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.


Black faith leaders march on Wall Street to denounce anti-DEI campaign
NEW YORK (RNS) — On Thursday (Aug. 28), Black faith leaders, activists and protesters descended on Manhattan’s financial district to denounce efforts by the Trump administration and some private companies to abandon diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, known as DEI. The demonstration, organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, also marked the 62nd anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington. “D…
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