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About Al Sharpton

American civil rights activist, Baptist minister and radio show host Al Sharpton has an estimated net worth of $5 million. He earned his net worth through his radio show Keepen It Real as well as his regular guest appearances in Fox News such as The OReilly Factor, in CNN and in MSNBC. He was named the host of MSNBCs PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show, in 2011. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the US presidential election.

Born Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. on October 3, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, he is of Native American descent especially Cherokee. He grew up in the Brownsville neighborhood. He preached his first sermon at the age of four and toured with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. He became a licensed and ordained Pentecostal minister by Bishop F.D. Washington at the age of nine. He graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn. He attended Brooklyn College but he dropped out after two years in 1975. In 1973, he became a tour manager for James Brown. After the Death of Bishop Washington in the 1980s, he became a Baptist. He was re-baptized by Reverend William Jones as a member of the Bethany Baptist Church in 1994 and he became a Baptist Minister.

Sharpton was appointed by Jesse Jackson as youth director of Operation Breadbasket in 1969. It is a group that focused on the promotion of new and better jobs for African-Americans. He founded the National Youth Movement to raise resources for impoverished youth in 1971. He has received positive words from his supporters and has a bunch of critics. He sees much of the criticism as a sign of his effectiveness.

Al Sharpton met his wife, Kathy Jordan who is a backup singer, while touring with Brown in 1971. They got married in 1980 and they have two children. They go separated in 2004. He is an honorary member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

The below financial data is gathered and compiled by TheRichest analysts team to give you a better understanding of Al Sharpton's net worth by breaking down themost relevant financial events such as yearly salaries, contracts, earn outs, endorsements, stock ownership and much more.

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Per season salary as the host of Politics Nation on MSNBC

$500,000

Earnings from his l12-year lawsuit during a 1991 stabbing before a rally in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

$200,000

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Charitable donations to Eric Trumps foundation reached an all-time high in 2016 as his dad ran for president, while Al Sharpton raked in record compensation from his own nonprofit. And...

A close pal of the Rev. Al Sharpton is aiding Brooklyn Councilman Robert Cornegys bid to become the next City Council speaker. Political consultant Charlie King, former executive director of...

The Rev. Al Sharpton wants race to weigh heavily in who becomes the next leader of the City Council. The civil-rights activist complained that a black member has never been...

Al Sharptons daughter took a dismissal deal Wednesday for allegedly attacking a cabbie and chucking his keys in the street while celebrating her 30th birthday in Manhattan. Due to the...

Al Sharptons daughter was late for her own wedding Sunday.

Al Sharptons eldest daughter gets married in Queens Sunday and everyone's invited.

The Post reported that the performer retweeted an article about Ashley Sharptons arrest over the weekend.

Rev. Al Sharptons other daughter is also ankle-deep in a legal drama. While the activists youngest daughter Ashley, 30, deals with her arrest after tangling with a cab driver in...

The cabbie who Al Sharptons daughter allegedly attacked the night of her 30th birthday is so shaken up from the ordeal he broke down in tears outside his Bronx home...

Al Sharptons daughter capped off her 30th birthday by getting arrested after she allegedly attacked a cabbie and stole his keys, cops said. Ashley Sharpton was charged with petty larceny...

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11/27/2017 1:54 PM PST

Al Sharptonmet withMeek Millbehind bars, and says the rapper told him he wanted to serve as a vessel of change for others who are wrongly imprisoned ... like he is now.

Al appeared Monday alongside Meek's attorney,Joe Tacopina, to address his prison visit with the guy he promised to help, and he says Meek wants him to help shed a light on a broken criminal justice system. Al says Meek is also determined to be a voice for the voiceless.

The civil rights leader explained that Meek appears determined, strong and without a trace of bitterness after being sentenced to prison for 2 to 4 years for violating his probation ... violations that Al says weren't pursued as crimes, but punished as such, regardless.

He also talked about his time going to bat for Tupac Shakur in the '90s to help get him out of solitary confinement, explaining how he's the right guy to help Meek fight his case now.

Sounds like Al's officially in Meek's corner.

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11/26/2017 4:58 PM PST

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Al Sharpton is hellbent on getting Meek Mill another shot at freedom, and says there's proof he can do it because he also came through forTupac ... when he was doing hard time.

Al tells TMZ his Monday visit with Meek -- and Meek's attorneyJoe Tacopina-- will be just the beginning of his work on the case. Al's hoping to get Judge Genece Brinkley replaced, and pressure Pennsylvania authorities on what he thinks is too stiff a punishment for Meek.

Al says he helped negotiate with the warden at NY's Clinton Correctional Facility in the 90s .... to get Tupac released from solitary confinement. He believes that experience will be key to helping Meek in PA.

The Philly rapper had been in solitary due to his celebrity status, but as TMZ first reported ... he wasremoved at his request.

Al says job one will be making it clear to PA authorities Meek's2-4 year prison sentence is harsh and unjust ... considering the cases behind his probation violation.

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The Rev. Al Sharpton wants race to weigh heavily in who becomes the next leader of the City Council.

The civil-rights activist complained that a black member has never been elected council speaker, and he plans to raise the issue during a forum hell be hosting Tuesday at the National Action Networks House of Justice headquarters in Harlem.

The city has an open sore because theres never been a black council speaker, Sharpton told The Post. I would like to see a black speaker, but Im not going to take any black.

Of the eight council members vying for speaker, Brooklyn Councilman Robert Cornegy, Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams and Queens Councilman Donovan Richards are black, while Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres is black and Latino.

The remaining field includes Manhattan Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, who was born in the Dominican Republic, and three white men: Manhattan Councilmen Corey Johnson and Mark Levine and Queens Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.

Sharpton said he has spoken already to the three front-runners Levine, Cornegy and Johnson but wants to do a real evaluation.

Although the speaker is selected by securing a majority of votes in the 51-member council, outside influence such as party leaders and union bosses play a key role in who is chosen.

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