Al Sharpton
Politician and Spiritual Leader
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New York City's War on Guns...after her niece, Naisha Pearson, was shot to death also by a stray bullet in the Bronx in 2005. Naisha was 10 years old. The Rev. Al Sharpton held a private meeting with the mayor to discuss gun violence and his day of outrage Monday. He... In this article: New York City, Gracie Mansion, Michael Bloomberg, Al Sharpton, The Bronx, Rash, and Harlem |
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Newsweek Columnists - Eleanor Clift - Capitol Letter | 21 hours ago
Education Reform From the Union Point of View
The Odd Couple of Education Reform What do teachers' unions think about being vilified by everyone from Newt Gingrich to Al Sharpton? Please fill in the following information and we'll email this link. With Newt Gingrich and Al...
In this article: Newt Gingrich, Eleanor Clift, White House, Washington, Arizona, and Suicide
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
Diagnosed with over-comprehension: My standardized test nightmare
Diagnosed with "over-comprehension:" My standardized test nightmare This really happened (and I hope Arne Duncan, Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich read this; see why below): Second grade. Everglades Elementary School in Miami. Mrs. Hirsch, my...
In this article: Arne Duncan, Newt Gingrich, Miami, Florida, No Child Left Behind, Steroid, and Barack Obama
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Courier-Journal | 2 days ago
Meet Al Sharpton, preacher not politician
...nightmare, the notorious publicity hound or the racial arsonist that Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson once described him as being. The Al Sharpton at St. Stephen's was a prophetic Baptist preacher, whose Pentecostal roots were evident in...
In this article: God, Moses, Earl Caldwell, Barack Obama, Baptist, and Wolf
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AllHipHop.com - News | 3 days ago
Hip-Hop Activist Erica Ford, Al Sharpton Lead 'Day of Outrage'
...in a crisis state and too many lives are being forsaken. We've got to come together across all lines to fight this battle,a Reverend Al Sharpton told AllHipHop.com in a statement. Ford is helping to organize the a Day of Outragea in New...
In this article: New York, Los Angeles, National Action Network, Chicago, Syracuse New York, Houston Texas, and U.S.
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Reason Magazine - All Reason Articles from the Past Year: Page 1 | 5 days ago
Why You Should Support Reason: Al Sharpton Edition
...print, online, or in video. Our pitch is pretty simple: There's no other place you're going to see a clip like this bit featuring Al Sharpton at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Approximately 30 seconds. Footage by Meredith Bragg...
In this article: Ron Paul
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washingtonpost.com | 7 days ago
School tour has Sharpton, Gingrich promoting classroom innovation
The Rev. Al Sharpton, liberal Democrat, and former House speaker Newt Gingrich, conservative Republican, did all that here Friday, as they have in several other cities since September. President Obama met with them at the White House in May...
In this article: Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Arne Duncan, and Maryland
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Baltimore Sun | 7 days ago
Gingrich, Sharpton and Duncan tour Baltimore schools
...repeatedly emphasized the need for changes to the state's charter school law, which he called "too restrictive," as he, the Rev. Al Sharpton and U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan toured three city schools and spoke with students,...
In this article: Newt Gingrich, Arne Duncan, Baltimore, Maryland, and The Baltimore Sun
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No more half-measures
...Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, but the nation's closest thing to a political "Odd Couple" rolls into Baltimore today when the Rev. Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich visit Kipp Ujima Village Academy and Hampstead Hill Academy charter schools as...
In this article: Maryland, Newt Gingrich, Baltimore, Odd Couple, Medicaid, Malcolm X, and Oscar Madison
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Stupid Celebrities Gossip | November 01, 2009
Reverend Al Sharpton's Ex-Wife & Daughter Dominique Arrested!
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is very surprised to hear his ex-wife, Kathy Jordan, and daughter Dominique were charged with resisting arrest after an incident with New York City police. Read more on the incident below. Rev. Al...
In this article: New York Police Department, Summons, Harlem, and New York
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NBC | October 31, 2009
Rev. Al Sharpton's Ex-Wife, Daughter Arrested
Updated 11:45 PM EDT, Sat, Oct 31, 2009 Rev. Al Sharpton better put the big guy on alert -- his wife and kid could use some help from a higher power. The reverend's ex-wife and oldest daughter were cuffed by cops Halloween night in...
In this article: Halloween, New York Daily News, and World Series
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Description from Wikipedia:
Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and radio talk show host. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin’ It Real and makes regular guest appearances on Fox News (including The O'Reilly Factor) CNN, and MSNBC.
Sharpton's supporters praise "his ability and willingness to defy the power structure that is seen as the cause of their suffering" and consider him "a man who is willing to tell it like it is". Former New York Mayor Ed Koch, a one-time foe, said that Sharpton deserves the respect he enjoys among African-Americans: "He is willing to go to jail for them, and he is there when they need him."
His critics describe him as "a political radical who is to blame, in part, for the deterioration of race relations". Sociologist Orlando Patterson has referred to him as a racial arsonist, while liberal columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has called him the black equivalent of Richard Nixon and Pat Robertson. Sharpton sees much of the criticism as a sign of his effectiveness. "In many ways, what they consider criticism is complimenting my job," he said. "An activist’s job is to make public civil rights issues until there can be a climate for change."
Sharpton won a standing ovation on July 7, 2009, during the Michael Jackson memorial service, for a rousing eulogy, which included telling Jackson's children from the stage, "There wasn't nothing strange about your Daddy. What was strange was what your Daddy had to deal with. But he dealt with it anyway."
- Name At Birth:
- Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr.
- Birth Date:
- October 03, 1954
- Birthplace:
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Religion:
- Baptist
- Spouse:
- Kathy Jordan
- Residence:
- New York, NY
- Occupation:
- Baptist minister, civil rights/social justice activist, radio talk show host
- Political party:
- Democratic
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