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Commissioner Sharpton is an internationally renowned civil rights leader and founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN). For decades, he has dedicated his life to the fight for justice and equality, turning the power of dissent and protest into tangible legislation impacting the lives of the disenfranchised.
Mar 4, 2002 · Biography. Digital Archive. Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 3, 1954, Reverend Alfred "Al" Sharpton has been preaching since age four. He was licensed and ordained at age nine. In 1971, he founded the National Youth Movement and for seventeen years he led the organization, registering young people to vote and giving them job opportunities.
Feb 21, 2024 · Reverend Al Sharpton on History, Civil Rights, and What Keeps Him Going. News. Esquire Select Exclusives. The Redemption of Al Sharpton. To one America, he has long been a beacon of the...
Feb 1, 2023 · 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,...
Feb 28, 2023 · The Rev. Al Sharpton, once mocked as the civil rights movement's court jester, evolved from uncalculated brashness to calculated "blow-up man." Neal Justin Special to USA TODAY
Jan 5, 2023 · Rev. Sharpton Reflects On Decades Long Fight Against Hate. January 5, 2023. Rev. Al Sharpton has spent his life speaking up, loudly, against racism and racial violence. The new documentary ...
Aug 26, 2020 · Aaron Morrison, Associated Press. Leave a comment. Decades later, Al Sharpton still insists: No justice, no peace. Politics Aug 26, 2020 11:56 AM EDT. NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton sat...
