Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) gathered New York’s top Black leaders for a public safety summit behind closed doors in the organization’s Harlem offices last Thursday, Jan. 5.
City politicians such as Mayor Eric Adams and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams were joined by state officials Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado, Attorney General Letitia James and State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to discuss concerns of gun violence and policing.
“Never before in the history of this state have we seen so many of our top officials come from the Black community,” said Sharpton. “It was our idea that we would have those officials sit and discuss public safety and begin a series of conversations.” “We will discuss them in private,” said James. “We will come forth with a plan. We will map out where the issues are. And we will join together as one.”the summit was a big step forward for Black and brown New Yorkers.
At the packed Year End Ethnic and Community media roundtable, 30 or 40 members of the New York press were granted one question each. The session over-ran its allotted 45 minutes. Topics ranged from housing to health care, policing, education, the migrant crisis and immigration, and small business. Officials gave polite and standard responses as the assembled press asked their questions.
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