Civil rights activist Al Sharpton early Thursday said Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersOn The Money: Bombshell NY Times report on Trump's taxes | Mulvaney backs official under fire for posts dismissing racism | Regulators pledge relief for mid-sized banks | Amazon raises minimum wage | Trump defends name of new trade deal Hillicon Valley: Trump to meet Google chief | DHS chief blasts bureaucratic red tape | Russian hackers went after 'Star Wars' | Amazon raises minimum wage Progressive lawmakers praise Amazon wage hike MORE "did not address" during a discussion how the Democratic presidential hopeful's welfare plan would combat the effects of racism on income inequality.

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"One of the things that I was saying to Senator Sanders is saying that you've got to deal with income inequality and wages is fine, but what about the race element of that?" Sharpton said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."

"He did not address that directly," the reverend added. "That's what I was pressing him on."

"Are you going to talk about affirmative action? Are you going to talk about racial disparities in terms of promotions and access to capital?"

Sharpton said he wanted to share during their Harlem meeting the issues that minorities care about as the election moves toward the South.

"As we leave the New Hampshire/Iowa states, which are basically white electorate, they're going to have to deal now with issues across the board," he said.

"You've got to deal with the immigration issue with Latinos in Nevada, you're going to have to deal with a lot of the issues in our community."

Sharpton said he is planning to meet with Democratic primary front-runner Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonIn quest for majority, Dems swarm McCarthy's home state Overnight Defense: Suspicious substance found in mail sent to Pentagon | Secret Service intercepts letter to Trump | Russia gives Syria missile defense over US warnings Two prosecutors leaving Mueller team MORE next Tuesday.