Reverend Al Sharpton

Why the Trayvon Martin Circus Could Derail Obama's Re-election

James Marshall Crotty | Posted 04.05.2012

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I feel extremely bad and incredibly worried for Barack Obama. I like the president and most of his policies. However, the Trayvon Martin circus has grown so big and unruly, it threatens to derail the president's much-deserved second term.

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Celebrities React To Trayvon Martin's Killing

The Huffington Post | Crystal Bell | Posted 03.24.2012

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Many celebrities -- from director Spike Lee to "View" co-host Sherri Shepherd and rapper Chuck D -- have used social media to speak out against the ki...

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Back to the Future: All Roads Lead to Selma, Alabama

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Alabama, Al Sharpton, Civil Rights Movement, Selma, 2012 Election, John Lewis, Selma Alabama, Civil Rights Act, Elections 2012, Voter ID Laws, National Action Network, Civil Rights, Reverend Al Sharpton, Alabama Voter ID Laws, Black Voices News

Today, when voter ID laws have crept into dozens of states, and one of the toughest and most reprehensible anti-immigration bills passed in Alabama, we will gather once again in the deep South and march.

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Spying on the Rev.

Len Levitt | Posted 04.14.2012

Read More: Nypd Scandals, Sean Bell, Handschu Agreement, Nypd, Joe Hynes, Ray Kelly, National Action Network, Reverend Al Sharpton, New York News

An NYPD informant spied on the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network [NAN] as the group was organizing large-scale protests of the Sean Bell case acquittals, a police document shows.

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WATCH: Al Sharpton Gets Nervous About His Love Life

Posted 12.12.2011

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Al Sharpton appeared on "The Wendy Williams Show" on Tuesday and covered quite the spectrum of topics including his hair, rumored girlfriends, Occupy ...

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Al Sharpton Defends Himself

Posted 10.26.2011

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Al Sharpton has faced a barrage of criticism since he debuted on MSNBC, but the network's newly minted anchor took the chance to respond in an intervi...

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Cenk Uygur Out At MSNBC

Deadline | DAVID LIEBERMAN | Posted 09.19.2011

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Cenk Uygur's run at MSNBC sure was short....

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WATCH: Thomas Roberts Gets Heated With Head Of NOM

Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Video, Al Sharpton, Thomas Roberts, National Organization for Marriage, Reverend Al Sharpton, Marriage Equality, Brian Brown, Same-Sex Marriage, Ed Schultz MSNBC, Media News

Reverend Al Sharpton was not the only one getting worked up on last night's Ed Show. Visibly heated, guest host Thomas Roberts interjected several...

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Sharpton's Rally for Equal Education for All

Mary Ann West | Posted 08.07.2011

Read More: Public Schools, Mayor Richard Moccia, Education Theft, Education, Suzanne-Vieux, CT NAACP, Stamford, Richard Moccia, Darnell Crosland, Tanya Mcdowell, Connecticut, Norwalk, Reverend Al Sharpton, Naacp, Education News

The site of the rally is the Norwalk, Conn. school where homeless mother Tanya McDowell had placed her young 5-year-old son last fall in order to get the best education for him.

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Bloomberg Embarrassed By Out-Dated Voting Laws

| Jill Colvin | Posted 05.25.2011

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CITY HALL -- Voting in your living room could be a reality next Election Day if Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Rev. Al Sharpton get their way. Bloomberg...

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Should Black Leaders Debate Black Agenda?

Lola Adesioye | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Leadership, Tavis Smiley, Financial Crisis, Al Sharpton, African Americans, Barack Obama, Reverend Al Sharpton, Politics News

Many are divided on whether the president's doing enough for black people. But the black agenda is one for everyone within the black community, not just the president or certain black leaders, to address.

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Rev. Sharpton's Convention Draws Big Leaders

AP | MEGAN K. SCOTT | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday that she is developing a national plan of action that would focu...

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Michael Mineo Worries For Safety After Accused Officer, Richard Kern, Is Acquitted

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Sharpton, Richard Kern, Michael Mineo, New York, New York City, Reverend Al Sharpton, Michael Mineo Sexual Assault, New York News

NEW YORK — The man who accused a New York policeman of sodomizing him with a baton says he's worried about his safety after the officer's acquit...

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Dominique Sharption, Al Sharpton's Daughter, Assaulted By Boyfriend

AP | JENNIFER PELTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — The boyfriend of one of the Rev. Al Sharpton's daughters was charged Thursday with punching her in the face and shoving her out of a ...

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Trial Set For Sharpton's Daughter, Ex-Wife

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Sharpton, Ex-Wife, Resisting Arrest, Kathy Jordan, Al Sharpton's Daughter, Dominique Sharpton, Reverend Al Sharpton, New York News

NEW YORK — The Rev. Al Sharpton's daughter and ex-wife are going to trial on charges that they resisted arrest during a profanity-laden traffic ...

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Haiti: Act of Nature or Act of Man?

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Yankees, Haiti Earthquake, Brooklyn, Citibank, Aid, Imperialism, Frantz Fanon, Reparations, Reverend Al Sharpton, Charles Barron, Duvalier, New York News

This is not a good time to assign responsibility for what happened and is happening in Haiti. People are too upset. But there is never a good time to assign responsibility.

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Harold Ford Has a Caribbean American Dilemma, and a Trip to Haiti Won't Cut It

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Caribbean American leaders question Ford's sincerity when it comes to issues that impact the nearly 700,000 Caribbean Americans in New York City alone.

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An Open Letter to Mayor Moneybags

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Mayoral Election, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Naral, Bill Thompson, Bloomberg Campaign Contributions, Reverend Al Sharpton, New York Republicans, New York News

Dear Mayor Bloomberg: For $10,00, cash or personal check, I will vote for you, pure and simple. For $50,000 plus expenses, I will have my car (a 2001 Toyota Echo) painted with your picture.

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Michael Jackson Mourners At Apollo Theater: Al Sharpton Makes Statement (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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(AP) People moonwalked outside the Apollo Theater, where Michael Jackson performed as a child, and texted their friends from around Times Square on T...

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NASCAR is Begging for a Visit From Rev. Al Sharpton

Dr. Johnny Benjamin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Racism, Al Sharpton, Nascar, Reverend Al Sharpton, NASCAR Drivers, Motorsports, Politics News

NASCAR may be forced to finally realize that they can no longer continue to alienate a potentially huge source of revenue -- minority fans both Black and Hispanic.

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McCain's Hometown Sheriff Ditches McCain For The Colbert Report

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2011

Sheriff Joe, who is famous for his reality show, tent-based jails, and large contingent of immigration enforcement officers, says he never intended to appear before McCain and other senators at Monday's hearing.

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Al Sharpton and ACORN Call For Arizona Sheriff To Resign, Or Else

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2011

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rpaio seemed not to know Al Sharpton, saying, "What is his name? Sharpton? He wants me to resign? Have I got news for him. He can stick that in his pipe and smoke it."

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Al Sharpton Criticizes Democrats For "Diluting" Stimulus Bill

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The Rev. Al Sharpton criticized Democrats on Wednesday for "diluting" education portions of the economic stimulus bill in orde...

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The Obama Imprint

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: ?a Mercy?, Cornel West, Toni Morrison, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Reverend Al Sharpton, Michael Eric Dyson, Civil Rights, Obama, Politics News

What Obama has done is so extraordinary that it calls into question the entire project of black advocates and intellectuals preoccupied by the question of racism.

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Al Sharpton For Human Rights in Cuba?

Roger Hernandez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Political Prisoners, Human Rights Abuses, Cuba, Reverend Al Sharpton, Al Sharpton, Politics News

Activist in black causes, Sharpton asked the Cuban gov. to allow him into the country to learn about the situation of political prisoners. But is he also concerned about imprisoned dissidents who are not black?

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