Good evening, and welcome to this very, very special edition of politics nation. Tonight s lead, tenth anniversary. Right now i m a mix of emotions because in the last in the midst of last week s news of every kind, i celebrated my tenth year as the host of this program, politics nation with al sharpton. And before we begin tonight i just want to thank you, the audience, who has followed me throughout the years and the different time slots. You stayed with me. I assure you that every one of us here at politics nation strives to bring you the most profound insight we can. Of course, it starts with our guests. And as always, we have a stellar group of voices tonight. The right voices to articulate where our current political life affects us all. Yet understanding that the black community remains the epicenter of our nation s oldest and most recent traumas. Case in point, the covid19 pandemic, which continues to generate disparate outcomes for black americans. As the biden administration
But we also have to urge state after state after state to continue to do what s necessary. here in new york state we are thankful that governor hochul and the state legislature came together to extend the moratorium through the early part of next yooek. that should provide sufficient time get the relief out. but in other states, like texas or florida, you have got people at risk of eviction. that s why i think getting this money out the door is going to be so critical. it is very critical. it s great what is happening here in new york, but that does not mean anything in other states. thank you for being with us, congressman hakim jeffries. i am sure we will see you again on politics nation. often. many things again. with we now is democratic candidate from florida val