Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware Releases Powerful New Ad, “Sharpton,” Places Massive $550,000 Ad Buy Over Three Weeks - with More To Follow - To Promote Diversity on Delaware’s Courts

New TV Ad with Civil Rights Activist Reverend Al Sharpton Contrasts President Biden’s Commitment to Federal Judicial Diversity with Delaware’s Failure To Appoint Black Judges

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Citizens for a Pro-Business Delaware (CPBD) released a new TV advertisement featuring legendary Civil Rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton demanding diverse courts to deliver justice for Delaware’s communities of color. Sharpton contrasts President Joe Biden’s commitment to appointing people of color to the federal judiciary with the failure of Delaware’s leaders, including Governor John Carney, to prioritize diversity.

Said Reverend Al Sharpton, “We’ve been fighting for years to put Black people on Delaware’s courts, but the Chancery Court is still all white. I commend President Biden for putting court diversity front and center on the national stage, but his home state of Delaware continues to lag behind and its leaders - including its judicial diversity task force - have repeatedly refused to meet with me. I’m proud to lend my voice to this crucial fight and activate Delaware residents to demand that their leaders act now to put Black people on the state’s top courts.”