American Baptist minister, activist and talk show host
Al Sharpton Limited Series In Works At ABC Signature With Anthony Anderson Eyed To Star & EP
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WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks at civil rights organization National Action Network
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“You are a war criminal. How do you sleep at night?”
During a speech at Al Sharpton’s National Action Network 2024 Convention ... Show more
Alvin Bragg's about to become the most famous prosecutor in America (but no questions, please)
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Biden promises continued support for the Black community: US President Joe Biden highlighted his administration's achievements for the Black community during a ...
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New York City's mayor gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday: New York City Mayor Eric Adams has received a jailhouse baptism from Rev ...
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Donald Trump Bible Is 'Spit in the Face' of Christians: Rev. Al Sharpton: Al Sharpton, a minister and civil rights activist, called Trump's sale of God Bless the ...
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‘Unbought and unbossed’: the incredible, historic story of Shirley Chisholm: A new Netflix biopic brings the achievements of the first Black woman to serve in ...
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Al Sharpton Slams Trump’s Belief Black Voters ‘Embraced’ His Mug Shot: ‘I’ve Never Seen Him Stand Up for Blacks’ | Video
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Al Sharpton: Comments such as those by Lee Anderson 'despairingly racist'
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Biden’s allies are stepping forward to vouch for him amid age questions: President Joe Biden’s approach to deflecting questions about his age has pivoted from ...
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Al Sharpton, Zellnor Myrie rally to save Brooklyn hospital: ‘We choose to fight’: Rev. Al Sharpton, a Brooklyn lawmaker and hundreds of demonstrators rallied at ...
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Sharpton says Trump’s ‘mind is not there anymore’: The Rev. Al Sharpton criticized former President Trump’s recent pullback of attacks on his opponents ...
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Tim Scott’s behaviour around Trump is ‘humiliating’, says the Rev Al Sharpton: ‘It was humiliating to watch,’ civil rights leader tells MSNBC after senator ...
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Quick Glance: Sharpton Criticizes Tim Scott's Support for Trump
- Al Sharpton rebuked Sen. Tim Scott for his support of ex-President Trump as 'humiliating'.
- Sharpton predicted Trump will be the GOP nominee and said the former president is 'demanding people bow to him'.
- Sharpton said there have been few moments in his life during which he’s been 'more embarrassed' than when watching Scott praise Trump.
- Sharpton said the interaction 'bothered me all night' and 'it’s not a good thing' to see Scott do that.
The fight over banning menthol cigarettes has a long history steeped in race: Black smokers make up menthol tobacco's largest market, and have the highest rates ...
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Former Trump lawyer says it’s ‘absolutely’ possible former president will be convicted
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Black leaders, advocates reflect on MLK Day: On what would have been the 95th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr., leading Black voices are expressing concerns ...
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Quick Glance: Martin Luther King Jr.: The Evolution from Radical to Hero
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s views were considered radical by a large part of the white establishment, including the government.
- He was the target of several FBI surveillance investigations aimed at collecting subversive material about him.
- The Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching rapidly - Monday, January 15th - and this year, the federal holiday actually falls on the birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated more than half a century ago.
- The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and some important information about the holiday that honors the slain activist and his fight against inequality and racial injustice.
Biden tells Sharpton he’s running because of Trump’s anti-democratic statements : President Biden on Monday told the Rev. Al Sharpton that former President ...
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Attorney Says He Quit Trump's Legal Team Because 'I Had To Follow My Compass': Joe Tacopina withdrew from representing the former president "on all matters" last ...
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Protesters Hit Billionaire Ackman’s NYC Offices After Harvard’s Gay Resignation: Protesters led by civil rights activist Al Sharpton picketed Bill Ackman’s ...
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Harvard governing board, activists say former president was a victim of racism: Claudine Gay, who was the first Black woman to lead the Ivy League institution ...
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Al Sharpton says ousted Harvard chief was ‘scapegoat’ in fight against diversity: Civil rights leader hosts protest outside office of alumnus who spearheaded ...
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Message to GOP: South lost the Civil War and the right to own slaves — get over it — LEONARD GREENE
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Biden’s menthol ban pits civil rights groups against each other : Opposition from prominent Black and civil rights groups is threatening to permanently derail ...
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LEONARD GREENE: Music star Al B. Sure turns a fight for his life into a battle for medical equity
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Al Sharpton: Dexter Wade’s death and burial ‘a national outrage’: The Rev. Al Sharpton delivered an impassioned eulogy Monday for Dexter Wade ...
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New York Establishes Commission to Explore Reparations for Black Residents: New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill creating a commission to consider ...
democracynow.org/2023/12/20/headlines/new_york_establishes_commission_to_explore_reparations_for_black_residents
Sharpton urging Biden admin to stub out menthol cigarette ban, claims a black market could lead to deadly clashes like Eric Garner's
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Al Sharpton joins calls for DOJ to investigate death and burial of Dexter Wade in Mississippi
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American civil rights activist, Reverend Al Sharpton, will be special guest at a memorial service in St Thomas on October 24 to commemorate the 158th ... Show more jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20231021/rev-al-sharpton-attend-morant-bay-rebellion-158th-anniversary-memorial-service #GLNRToday
Thousands converge on National Mall to mark the March on Washington’s 60th anniversary
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Quick Glance: 60 Years of March on Washington: Thousands Gather on National Mall
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington highlighted the ongoing racial inequality in the country and the unfulfilled dream.
- The dreamers are advocating for voting rights.
- Key organizers met with Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke to discuss voting rights, policing, and redlining.
- Saturday's gathering served as a preview for the upcoming anniversary of the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.
Ramaswamy’s 2003 question: Why support a candidate without experience?: On an episode of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” the 2024 candidate, then a student ...
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Sharpton, Black leaders contrast civil rights fight with efforts to overturn elections
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Thousands expected to mark 60th anniversary of March on Washington - UPI.com: The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders are ...
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HAPPENING NOW: Rev. Al Sharpton and the family of Martin Luther King Jr. speak after meeting with Pres. Biden. trib.al/5SMAz41
March on Washington anniversary comes amid voting rights, affirmative action battles
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Funerals for race-motivated Jacksonville shooting victims begin with calls to action
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Thousands gather on National Mall to honor 60th anniversary of March on Washington: ‘We can’t give up’
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Quick Glance: Six Decades After King's 'Dream' Speech, Thousands Gather in Washington
- Thousands of Americans commemorate the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, a pivotal event in the 1960s U.S. civil rights movement where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his galvanizing 'I have a dream' speech.
- Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit civil rights advocacy group, tells the crowd that the march 60 years ago opened doors and spurred new tools to fight discrimination.
- When our right to vote falls, all other civil and human rights can fall too, but we're here today to say 'not on our watch'.
- Ashley Sharpton, activist with National Action Network and daughter of the Reverend Al Sharpton, says Americans need to turn demonstrations into legislation and cannot allow the sacrifices of ancestors in the fight for equality to have been in vain.
Lawmakers join civil rights groups to honor 60 years since March on Washington: live updates
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How the March on Washington Became Al Sharpton’s Side Hustle: The civil right leader keeps celebrating the march’s anniversary and leaning on the everlasting ...
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Detroit's 910 AM Superstation abruptly changes formats, lets hosts go via email: WFDF 910 AM is going permanently to a sports format, according to a spokesman ...
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Kamala Harris Says She's 'Worried' About Voter Turnout Ahead Of 2024 Election: Harris explained why she's "always concerned" about voters' opportunity to cast a ...
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Ramaswamy asked Democratic presidential candidate Rev. Al Sharpton in 2003 why he should vote for him given his lack of formal political experience.
Jesse Jackson kept Martin Luther King’s dream — and hope — alive: LEONARD GREENE: What more can we ask of Jesse Jackson? He has been in the civil rights movement ...
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Quick Glance: Rev. Jesse Jackson Steps Down, Relinquishing Longtime Civil Rights Leadership Role
- Jesse L. Jackson Sr. is stepping down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a prominent civil rights organization that emerged from Operation PUSH, founded by the longtime civil rights leader 50 years ago.
- The official announcement will be made on Sunday at the annual Rainbow PUSH convention in Chicago, where Jackson's successor will be named, as reported by Politico.
- Jackson, 81 years old, who emerged from the Civil Rights Movement to advocate for causes including gender equality and economic and social justice, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease eight years ago, a neurodegenerative disease that also affected his father.
- Martin Luther King Jr., who had given him a role in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also became a mentor to many other civil rights activists.
Al Sharpton to deliver eulogy for N.J. Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver: The state will alo commission portrait paintings of both Oliver and former Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno.
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Paid articlePaid Al Sharpton rips SCOTUS for ‘sticking a dagger in our back’ on affirmative action
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Black Florida mother killed by white neighbor remembered for faith, devotion to 4 kids
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Jordan Neely, street artist who died from chokehold on a New York City subway, mourned at funeral in Harlem
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‘We keep criminalizing people with mental illness. People keep criminalizing people that need help,’ said civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton as he ... Show more
Jordan Neely, Beloved Street Performer Choked to Death on NYC Subway, Laid to Rest
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National Action Network, Reverend Al Sharpton Call for Charges Against Daniel Penny for Choking Jordan Neely
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Former Marine Daniel Penny surrenders in subway death of Jordan Neely: Daniel Penny, 24, turned himself in to the New York Police Department's 5th Precinct in ...
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LEONARD GREENE: Like Bernhard Goetz, Marine who put Jordan Neely in chokehold is no hero and should’ve been arrested already
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Paid articlePaid Jordan Neely’s family invites Rev. Sharpton to deliver eulogy at his NYC funeral: The longtime civil rights activist was asked to speak at the Mount Neboh ...
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Sharpton: Failure to charge Marine in choke-hold death of Jordan Neely will encourage vigilantes
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Man charged over Jordan Neely killing says ‘I’m not a white supremacist’: Daniel Penny, 24, charged with manslaughter over subway death, tells New York Post ‘I’m ...
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'LITTLE JUSTICE': Al Sharpton threatens to protest fast food giant over racial discrimination. https://fxn.ws/3oTOb3D
Harry Belafonte dead at 96: Oprah Winfrey, Mayor Adams and more pay tribute: Harry Belafonte, a Harlem native behind the hit “The Banana Boat Song” and the first ...
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Paid articlePaidQuick Glance: Harry Belafonte, singer, actor, and activist, has died at the age of 96.
- Harry Belafonte, an American icon, has died.
- Harry Belafonte and his daughter, Gina Belafonte, hold hands.
- Gina Belafonte: We need to reclaim marginalized peoples' stories.
- Gina and her father, Harry Belafonte, formed Sankofa, a social justice non-profit, to rekindle the activist heritage.
Sharpton threatens to protest McDonald's over racial discrimination, putting fast food chain 'on notice'
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Brittney Griner makes surprise NYC appearance, vows to fight ‘for every American detained overseas’
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Al Sharpton calls on AG Garland to investigate Antioch police: Reverend Al Sharpton is urging U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate the Antioch ...
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HAPPENING NOW: Rev. Al Sharpton and attorney Ben Crump hold a panel on police reform at the National Action Network Convention with families of police ... Show more https://abcn.ws/2FLyzTu
Hard-charging civil rights lawyer Alton Maddox, 77, dies in the Bronx: Maddox, who worked together with Rev. Al Sharpton and disbarred attorney C. Vernon Mason ...
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Jordan Neely's Death Reminds Some New Yorkers of the 1984 Bernhard Goetz Case: Why Rev. Al Sharpton and others are comparing Jordan Neely's death on the subway ...
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NYC subway rider choked to death mourned at Manhattan church: ‘What happened to Jordan was a crime’
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Remembrances, calls for reform at Irvo Otieno's funeral: NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Family, friends and other mourners gathered Wednesday at a Virginia ...
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Opinion | New York Already Knows a Lot About Donald Trump: The city has seen Mr. Trump shimmy out of many legal jams, but is on edge about his response to his ...
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Quick Glance: Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 felonies.
- Former President Donald Trump appears in court on Tuesday in New York City for his arraignment.
- Trump has denied the affairs ever occurred or that he was aware of the alleged hush money payments.
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- What are the next steps in the historic criminal case of Donald Trump?
- Former President Donald Trump will surrender in Manhattan on Tuesday to face criminal charges related to hush money payments made in 2016.
Buttigieg points to how roads are 'designed and built' as the reason for racial disparities in road fatalities
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2023 National Action Network Convention in NYC: Politicians and celebrities come together for the 2023 National Action Network Convention at the Sheraton Hotel ...
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Sharpton invokes Donald Trump’s call for death penalty in the Central Park Five wrongful conviction
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Sharpton blasts Trump for posting photo showing him wielding a baseball bat directed at Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg
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LIVE: Rev. Al Sharpton delivers eulogy for Irvo Otieno, who died after being restrained by police at a mental hospital Show more
LIVE: Reverend Sharpton and family of Tyre Nichols call for justice
The family of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after an encounter with five Memphis ... Show more #news #live #reuters #TyreNichols #AlSharpton
McCaughey: Don’t buy into Sharpton’s attack on McDonald’s: The Rev. Al Sharpton publicly threatened McDonald's CEO Chris Kempczinski on April 27 ...
bostonherald.com/2023/05/06/mccaughey-dont-buy-into-sharptons-attack-on-mcdonalds/
Sharpton experience with stirred-up hate leads him to worry about Trump threats to Alvin Bragg: Leonard Greene
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Biden, in Selma, Says Voting Rights Are Still ‘Under Assault’: The president’s commemoration of Bloody Sunday comes as he is expected to announce a re-election ...
nytimes.com/2023/03/05/us/politics/biden-voting-rights-selma.html
Al Sharpton to focus on police mental health response after Irvo Otieno's death: Irvo Otieno was killed in custody earlier this month at a psychiatric hospital ...
npr.org/2023/03/30/1167045366/al-sharpton-police-brutality-policing-irvo-otieno-reform
Family of slain Black man Tyre Nichols bring fight for justice from Memphis to NYC
nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-tyree-nichols-family-sharpton-20230318-qa5jcp54szh6xlz5yb7umplhpm-story.html
Rev. Al Sharpton leads marchers opposed to Florida’s rejection of AP African American studies course
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US civil rights leader Al Sharpton calls for an end to stop and search in UK: The long-time campaigner also spoke of his hope that the death of Tyre Nichols in ...
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