In this special anniversary episode, Reverend Al Sharpton reflects on 15 years of PoliticsNation, covering three presidents, four administrations, two impeachments, a global pandemic, a nationwide racial reckoning, and conflict in the Middle East. The program continues its focus on the African-American experience, social justice, voting rights, and the major political and cultural issues shaping the nation. The episode also looks back at the show's history since its launch in August 2011 and highlights Reverend Sharpton's ongoing work with the National Action Network, including a recent March on Washington focused on defending voting rights and democratic participation. With special guests joining the celebration, PoliticsNation reflects…
“I know we are tired. I know we are beat down. I know we don’t know what else to say or do, but I am no way tired. Why? Because we come much too far from where we started."
After thousands gathered on the Lincoln Memorial Friday for the March on Washington 2026, where speakers rallied around the message of defending the vote, Rev. Al Sharpton implores the younger generation to "pick up the baton."
“The march is only to galvanize, now you have to organize,” says Rev. Al Sharpton on the return of the March on Washington to rally for voting rights, affordability, and more. Rev. Sharpton, host of MS NOW’s Politics Nation joins The Weekend to discuss. #MarchOnWashington #VotingRights #Affordability
Rev. Al Sharpton, founder of the National Action Network, encourages thousands of demonstrators gathered on the National Mall to organize and defend the right to vote 63 years after the first March on Washington led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
63 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. led 250,000 people on the March on Washington, thousands of people gathered at the nation’s capital once again – this time to “Defend the Vote." Christina Greer, John Fugelsang, and Hunter Walker join Ali Velshi on The 11th Hour.
The "Defend the Vote" rally today didn't just mark the anniversary of the March on Washington; it also put voters' discontent with Trump's midterm voting restriction efforts on full display. Rev. Al Sharpton joins The Weeknight.
Thousands gathered today to mark the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. The family of Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King III & Arndrea Waters King, and Rev. Al Sharpton join The Weeknight to explain why this year’s march was significant, given Trump’s efforts to restrict voting rights.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., are scheduled to deliver remarks Friday at a rally on the National Mall marking 63 years since the original March on Washington, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live with Marni Hughes." Weekdays starting at 9a/8C.#NewsNationLive NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
