Search results
News about Al Sharpton, Central Park Five, Donald Trump
News about Laphonza Butler, JD Vance, Al Sharpton
Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr.[ 2] (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network civil rights organization. [ 3][ 4][ 5] In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. president...
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Al Sharpton? Ordained in the Pentecostal church as a child, Al Sharpton is an outspoken and sometimes controversial political activist in the fight against racial prejudice and...
3 days ago · Politics Aug 22, 2024 8:23 PM EDT. The Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of National Action Network, spoke Thursday on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, an ...
Sharpton tapped into the Harris' campaign tagline, "we won't go back" to tie Thursday's speech to his previous work for civil rights. Sharpton shared the stage with the Exonerated Five, a group of ...
Jul 22, 2024 · When the Rev. Al Sharpton’s phone rang Sunday night, on the line was Vice President Kamala Harris, who just hours prior had received the most consequential phone call of her political...
Feb 1, 2023 · Over the last two decades, the Rev. Al Sharpton has become the leading eulogist for Black victims of police violence. On Wednesday, he is speaking at the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died three...
Reverend Sharpton has been at the forefront of the modern civil rights movement for nearly a half-century. He has championed police reform and accountability, calling for the elimination of unjust policies like “Stop-and-Frisk.”