Civil rights activist Al Sharpton on Saturday accused the five black Memphis police officers charged with beating Tyre Nichols to death of being a “disgrace to our race.”
“Do this think cause you were black we wouldn’t say nothing?” fumed Sharpton while speaking at a rally to more than 100 people at his National Action Network headquarters in Harlem.“I want to say loud and clear that we will fight black cops, white cops, any color cops that commit crimes against us, ” he added.
“Your blackness ain’t gonna stop us from fighting you. These five cops not only disgrace their badges — they disgrace our race.”“These black guys thought they could get away with it doing it to a black guy,” the reverend said. “You know you couldn’t get away with doing that in Tennessee to a white guy. You’ll find out you ain’t getting away with it doing it to a black guy.”
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton called the five black Memphis police officers charged with beating Tyre Nichols of being a “disgrace to our race.”
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