National

Radio One CEO Alfred C. Liggins III will soon join television history when accepts the tremendous honor of a Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame induction at the annual ceremony this week.

Earlier this week, the New York Daily News shined a spotlight on Reverend Al Sharpton’s non-profit organization The National Action Network. Highlighting Sharpton’s executive salary, the story attempts to portray activist Sharpton as someone more committed to building his personal fortune than advancing his mission of social justice. Instead, articles like these points to a growing pattern of unfair and exaggerated scrutiny of Black leaders.