Topic - Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton, the civil rights leader who eulogized Lyoya at his 2022 funeral, noted then that Lyoya was killed on April 4, the anniversary of the 1968 assassination of the Rev.

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Following his meeting, Sharpton said the governor told him she would “see what the judge decides tomorrow and keep deliberating with other leaders.” He did not say explicitly whether he urged the mayor to begin the removal process, but he said he backed Hochul's decision to wait on Wednesday's court hearing.

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