In Conversation with Rev. Al Sharpton: Bill Ritter's 1-on-1 with the civil rights activist

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
In Conversation with Rev. Al Sharpton
Bill Ritter talks with Rev. Al Sharpton about his life and career.

NEW YORK (WABC) -- You're about to see and hear civil rights activist, the Rev. Al Sharpton, in a way you maybe haven't seen or heard him before.



Sharpton, 69, is perhaps looking at his life in a way that he didn't before.



Trust me, that happens to people of a certain age.



It's a healthy exercise, and after decades of being in the spotlight of the fight for civil rights, Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr., while still very much the activist, is now also a kind of senior leader for a movement that has lasted more than a century and a half.



When I sat down with him, we talked about the meaning of Black History Month, the state of Black youth in a society that focuses more on smartphones and social media than on collective issues and problems.


Bill Ritter talks with Rev. Al Sharpton about his life, career and meaning of Black History Month.


My conversation with Rev. Sharpton, who has focused so much on issues and problems, was, I think, illuminating. And I hope you feel the same way.



You can watch the video above, or, if you'd prefer to listen to in in podcast form, listen to it below in a special edition of my news program, "Up Close."



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Bill Ritter talks with Rev. Al Sharpton about his life and career.


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