Revs. Jackson, Sharpton to visit Minneapolis
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Thursday, Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton will visit Minnesota.
The civil rights leaders announced their visits in the midst of response to the death of George Floyd.
Rev. Al Sharpton shared the news via Twitter.
Headed to Minneapolis today!
— Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) May 28, 2020
Meanwhile, Rev. Jackson’s assistant told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS he will hold a press conference to dicuss Floyd’s death.
That’s expected at about 1 p.m. Thursday. A location for the news conference hasn’t yet been set.