NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Two prominent and influential people of color announced their presidential endorsements Sunday morning: Sen. Kamala Harris is endorsing Joe Biden and Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr. is endorsing Bernie Sanders.
Jackson said point-black in a statement that Sanders is the best candidate for African-Americans, adding that the Biden campaign "has not reached out to me or asked for my support" but "the Sanders campaign has, and they responded to the issues I raised and the concerns I expressed."
"We have a right to ask and expect candidates who benefit from the African American political firewall to deliver what we need under the potential leadership of Bernie Sanders or Joe Biden?" Jackson said in a statement released by the Sanders campaign. "With the exception of Native Americans, African Americans are the people who are most behind socially and economically in the United States and our needs are not moderate," he said. "A people far behind cannot catch up choosing the most moderate path. The most progressive social and economic path gives us the best chance to catch up and Senator Bernie Sanders represents the most progressive path. That's why I choose to endorse him today."
Harris said the U.S. "is at an inflection point. And the decision voters make this November will shape the country and the world our children and grandchildren will grow up in. I believe in Joe Biden."
