Al Sharpton
Reverend Al Sharpton and television talk show host Chris Matthews arrive at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington DC, April 27, 2013.
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You’ve got to hand it to the Republicans. They know how to stay on message. Scandal, scandal, scandal is all you hear from the right
Bragging about being Obamaphobic? Now I know he was responding to a Democratic senator, but the fact is this is who they are ... They are scared, because the party is built on fear and obstruction, and no matter how hard they try, it’s not working.
We're not bowing out, we're not backing down, there will be justice for Trayvon Martin ... Thank you and god bless you.More quotes »
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Weiner calls stop and frisk 'a racial tool'
agreed to spend a night with him in a housing project. Weiner was forced to resign from Congress in 2011 over a sexting scandal. Sharpton said that wouldn't factor into his decision over whom to endorse, suggesting Weiner deserves "a second chance.""I think Read more »
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Pepsi to meet with Al Sharpton, Emmett Till's family after company dropped Lil Wayne for offensive lyrics
Inc. officials will meet Wednesday with members of Emmett Till 's family and the Rev. Al Sharpton .Sharpton continued to press for the meeting last week after the company's partnerships with Lil Wayne and Tyler, the Creator, of Odd Future to promote Mountain Read more »
Around the web
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Supreme Court Ruling a Win for Voting Equality
a piece for the Huffington Post, the Rev. Al Sharpton applauds the high court's recent ruling striking down Arizona's attempt at voter suppression, known as Prop 200. It's a victory for voting equality and justice -- and a blow against racial profiling. Voting 20 m ago from The Root Read more »
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Russell Brand Humiliates MSNBC's Condescending News 'Professionals'
sense of the word. I also don’t buy into this false equivalence: MSNBC and Fox are the same. I’m not crazy about Ed Schultz or Al Sharpton, but Fox is literally like news from an alternate universe. They’re not the same at all. MSNBC for its faults is actually 6/18/13 from With Leather Read more »
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Al Sharpton: GOP ‘Built on Fear and Obstruction’
– Rev. Al Sharpton, host of MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation,” said Friday that Republicans are “scared,” because the party is “built on fear and obstruction.” “This is who they are. They are scared, because the party is built on fear and obstruction, and no matter 6/18/13 from CNSNews.com Read more »
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Ambulance Chaser Sanford Rubenstein (Al Sharpton's Old Buddy in Turning Black Tragedies into Cash) Sues on Behalf of 4-Year-Old Girl Tragically Killed in Police Chase
Ron is a veteran journalist now teaching journalism (as it is practiced and as it should be practiced) at Brooklyn College (in the Republic of Brooklyn, New York City) Edwidge Danticat's book tells, in a painfully personal way, the blood- and tear-laced story from Brooklyn Ron Read more »
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Al Sharpton has already convicted George Zimmerman
a column for The Huffington Post, MSNBC’s Al Sharpton makes the case against George Zimmerman explains that all he ever wanted was a fair trial for Florida teen Trayvon Martin‘s killer. “It has always been my position that no matter what the defendant’s alleged from The Blaze Read more »
