Continuing MLK’s legacy: New York leaders honor civil rights icon while taking aim at far right at Harlem celebration

The Dr. Martin Luther King Day celebration at Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) Monday took aim at far right extremists and raised up elected officials of color in this all-important election year.

Sharpton hosted some of the city and state’s most prominent elected officials in Harlem to discuss their policies and views in honor of MLK Day.  While the prominent speakers recognized the sacrifices King made during his lifetime, they also noted what has happened since his death thanks to the path he walked.