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Al Sharpton leads protest over Trump's push to end DEI programs

 Al Sharpton speaks at the DNC.
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Al Sharpton speaks at the DNC.

The National Action Network is protesting The Trump administration's campaign to roll back Diversity Equity and Inclusion programs.

Thousands including Reverand Al Sharpton marched through Lower Manhattan Thursday and stopped by Wall Street to show their anger and frustration over President Trump's push to end DEI programs.

"No justice, No peace. What do we want? Justice.

Martin Luther King the Third was also in attendance.

"My father would say that something is wrong. We are not on the trajectory that we should be."

The National Action Network is calling on people to not support retailers that cut back programs geared toward helping with diversity and reducing discrimination.