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Al Sharpton attends “The Terms Of My Surrender” Broadway Opening Night at Belasco Theatre on August 10, 2017 in New York City. (Aug. 9, 2017 – Source: Mike Coppola/Getty Images North America) *The Rev. Al Sharpton expressed outrage Monday over Jemele Hill’s two-week suspension by ESPN. Sharpton has threatened a boycott of the network after […]

Al Sharpton (Getty) *Reverend Al Sharpton has made clear that he isn’t interested in running for governor of New York now that impeached Gov. Andrew Cuomo is officially out.  “I am not interested in running for office, but I am certainly going to be interested in trying to deal with whoever is governor. They […]

The Reverend Al Sharpton introduces honorees during the NAN (National Action Network) Keepers Of The Dream Awards at the Sheraton Times Square on April 03, 2019, in New York City. (Getty Images North America) *The Rev. Al Sharpton has long pushed back against the FDA’s proposed plan to ban sales of menthol-flavored cigarettes. Meanwhile, the […]

 *The Reverend Al Sharpton says he’s open to backing Michael Bloomberg or Joe Biden for the 2020 Presidential election but the won’t make a formal endorsement for more than a year, per The Atlantic. The publication notes that “the 2020 Democrats’ courting of Sharpton is well under way,” and the civil-rights leader “expects his […]

Reverend Sharpton (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images) *Rev. Al Sharpton is standing by his handling of the controversial Tawana Brawley case of 1987. Brawley was a 15-year Black girl who was found covered with feces and wrapped in garbage bags outside condos in Wappingers Falls, New York. She told authorities that a […]

*Byron Allen is known for being the CEO of Entertainment Studios as well as a critic of the Rev. Al Sharpton. But from an interview he gave to CNN’s “Reliable Sources,” Allen’s credibility may have taken a big hit. According to Mediate.com, Allen passed up a golden chance to go in on Sharpton regarding the […]

*(CNN) — The Rev. Al Sharpton is making it known that he wants the man who put Jordan Neely in a deadly chokehold, prosecuted. He says if not, it sets a bad precedent. Sharpton makes his case via the video above amid mounting pressures to charge 24-year-old Daniel Penny, the man who fatally restrained Neely […]

*In an interview with the Daily Beast, Rev. Al Sharpton says he’s fine with MSNBC moving his high profile, 6 p.m. weekday “Politics Nation” to just one hour a week on Sunday mornings. “I was very comfortable with the fact that I was going to do a Sunday show,” Sharpton said, putting a positive spin […]

Al Sharpton (Getty) *Rev. Al Sharpton claims Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker is an “insult” to the Black community.  Georgia’s midterm elections will be held in two weeks which will see Republican candidate Walker face off against Democratic candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock. Former President Trump has endorsed Walker and campaigned with him in Georgia. […]

[…] Bowl 53 halftime show with rock group, Maroon 5. The actor says Scott’s move goes against what Travis should be standing for. Without calling him a hypocrite, like Al Sharpton did (see below), Jordan insinuates that Travis is betraying the boycott against the NFL for how it’s treated Colin Kaepernick and its handling of the kneeling […]

* Al Sharpton gave an impromptu interview outside of NBC Studios in NYC with TMZ, and said that the new President-elect Donald Trump should “saddle up,” because the civil rights activist and many others are determined to fight back against his racist and divisive politics and reform. “It’s not the results we wanted, very sad, […]

[…] the mayor about allegations from a source that she ordered police to stand down during Monday’s civil unrest. The Huffington Post noted the presence of the Rev. Al Sharpton, who stood in front of Rawlings-Blake as she kept silent “Why can’t we ask questions?” Vittert asked repeatedly. “We can’t ask questions?” Sharpton’s efforts to keep […]

*Los Angeles based activist Najee Ali and Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network/NAN have parted ways over a disagreement with NAN’s decision to basically partner with tobacco giant RJ Reynolds‘ strategy to fight efforts by public health advocates to restrict its sales of menthol cigarettes. As we reported earlier, RJR has elicited the aid of […]

Al Sharpton / Getty *The Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on the McDonald’s Corporation to address the multiple claims of alleged racial discrimination.  Sharpton says he sent a letter to Chief Executive Officer Chris Kempczinski demanding that he address these long-standing problems, according to a press release on NAN’s website.  In his role as […]

[…] trial was an interesting day, to say the least. Defense Attorney Kevin Gough did not hold back when he expressed his displeasure in court after seeing Rev. Al Sharpton sitting beside the (Arbery) family during the trial. The lawyer stated that he feels like the presence of Sharpton and other black preachers is intimidating to […]