Mount Vernon’s Richardson to lead “pray-in” tomorrow
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Mount Vernon’s Rev. W. Franklyn Richardson will lead hundreds of religious leaders from across the tri-state area tomorrow in a “pray-in” to protest the verdict in the Sean Bell trial.
Richardson, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, is national chairman of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, which is organizing the 3 p.m. pray-in at 125th Street and 3rd Avenue and several other locations, including NYC police headquarters.
Sharpton said Saturday that demonstrators would pray on their knees and then be arrested for civil disobedience.
The pray-in will be the start of a period of protest, Sharpton said.
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