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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...
Jul 30, 2024 · Al Sharpton (born October 3, 1954, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American civil rights activist, politician, and minister who founded the National Action Network (1991) and later hosted a political talk show on MSNBC.
As head of NAN, Rev. Sharpton has taken the teachings of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and applied them to a modern civil rights agenda. He has been a tireless advocate for everything from police reform and accountability to protection of voting rights and education equality.
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...
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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...
Mar 4, 2002 · Al Sharpton (Black Americans of Achievement). Philadelphia: Chelsea House Pub, 2001. 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.
Jan 5, 2023 · Rev. Al Sharpton has spent his life speaking up, loudly, against racism and racial violence. The new documentary “Loudmouth” chronicles his path from a teenage preacher to a racial justice ...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told the Rev. Al Sharpton that he will seek a second term in a private conversation at the White House last month, Sharpton informed his National Action Network...
