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The Rev. Al Sharpton, a civil rights activist, says ousted Fox News host Bill OReilly acted asa spokesman for white nationalismduring his more than 20 years on the cable outlet.

During adiscussion with MSNBCs Chris Hayes, Sharpton, who also hasa weekly program on the liberal news outlet, talked about his past experiences with OReilly and President Donald Trump.

Hayes reminded Sharpton of a moment in 2013 when OReilly referred to him as a race hustler.

Talking Points believes the day of the race hustlers is coming to an end, the former Fox host said at the time.This we and them business gets the country nowhere. Fair-minded Americans well understand there are severe problems in the black community that have to be solved.

Hayesthen asked Sharpton if he believed OReilly was a race hustler.

The reverend said he didnt want to get into name-calling but asserted that the former broadcaster certainly promoted a very clear and in-no-way-nuanced white nationalism, and saying he said the white establishment, like he was a spokesman for it.

Sharpton was referring toelection night 2012, when OReilly claimed that white establishment is now the minority.

And whereby 20 years ago President Obama would have been roundly defeated by an establishment candidate like Mitt Romney, OReilly explained at the time.The white establishment is now the minority. And the voters, many of them, feel that this economic system is stacked against them and they want stuff.

Sharpton said that comment was in its own essence race-based and he, I think, really felt that way in all that he expressed.

After that remark from Sharpton, Hayes said there is such a similarity between OReilly and Trump.

Theres a kind of continuity there of the cauldron of that kind of era of racial strife in [New York City] that I think defines the worldview of both those men, Hayes said.

Sharpton agreed with Hayes. We get called thehustlers, we get called the names, we get called all kinds of non-complimentary terms for fighting against people who say that they are trying to preserve something based on their race and based on their privilege, Sharpton said.

When you have an institution that seems to create an environment where thats allowed based on race or gender soon, that institution has to be corrected, hesaid.

Sharptons comments came just hours after21st Century Fox, Fox News parent company, announced it was cutting ties with OReilly, who was facing multiple allegations of sexual harassment.

After a thorough and careful review of allegations against him, the Company and Bill OReilly have agreed that Mr. OReilly will not return to the Fox News Channel, 21st Century Foxs statement read.

In addition to the accusations against OReilly, a mounting number of advertisers werepulling their commercials from The OReilly Factor time slot, a campaign apparently led by the progressive media watchdog group Media Matters,forcing the network to address the issue sooner rather than later.

OReilly joined Fox in 1996 and, according to Adweek, his program was the No. 1 cable news show on television in 2016.

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Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly was a promoter of white nationalism says Rev. Al Sharpton, who was reacting O'Reilly's ouster from Fox News Wednesday amid a sexual harassment scandal.

During an interview on MSNBC, Sharpton, who has his own show on the network, discussed his contentious relationship with O'Reilly. Among the name calling and insults O'Reilly has flung at Sharpton over the years, the time he was called a "race hustler" was brought up, and host Chris Hayes asked if he though O'Reilly was a race hustler.

Sharpton said he wouldn't sink to name calling, but contended that O'Reilly "certainly promoted a very clear and in no way nuanced white nationalism, and saying he said the white establishment, like he was a spokesman for it."

He referred to one clip played moments earlier from Election Night 2012 in which O'Reilly said the "white establishment is now the minority." Sharpton said this statement was "in its own essence race-based. And he, I think, really felt that way in all that he expressed."

MSNBC played a number of clips showing O'Reilly's questionable comments about race, including one as recent as in the past few weeks, when he referred to Rep. Maxine Waters' hair as "James Brown wig."

Sharpton also talked about comments on racial stereotypes O'Reilly made in 2007 about a dinner he and Sharpton had together in Harlem, which came off as racist. Among the comments he made, O'Reilly spoke about the "primarily black patronship," and noted that there "wasn't any kind of craziness at all" during the dinner at the restaurant Sylvia's and that "there wasn't one person in Sylvia's who was screaming, 'M.F.-er, I want more iced tea.'" O'Reilly later shot back that his comments were not racist and taken out of context.

Still, Sharpton described those comments as being a "personal reflection of a night that he and I were arguing as you say he would often attack me."

He added that it showed O'Reilly perspective on race. "He became the spokesman for the right wing in this whole kind of going back to the pre-civil rights days in my judgment," Sharpton said.

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(TriceEdneyWire.com) National Action Network (NAN), led by civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton, will convene its annual national convention from April 26-29, describing it as the first major gathering of African-Americans in the Donald Trump era in his hometown of New York.

The convention, being held at Critical Juncture in Civil Rightswill feature high profile plenary sessions and panel discussions around crucial issues, such as voting rights, criminal justice reform, immigration, health care, education, corporate responsibility, economic equity and more, according to a release.

The convention will be held at Sheraton Times Square (811 7th Avenue @ 52nd Street). It is free and open to the public but registration is required and isolated events are ticketed.

Each day of the NAN convention there will be a hackathon and technology competition, and each evening there will be revivals featuring leading national preachers, the release states. Among the highlights:

Registration and current schedule are available here:http://nationalactionnetwork.net/convention-2017/#schedule

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Rev. Al Sharpton shared his thoughts on Foxs recent firing of Bill OReilly Wednesday night with MSNBCs Chris Hayes. Sharpton said during OReillys 20-year tenure with the company he certainly promoted white nationalism.

He became the spokesman for the right-wing ad this whole, kind of, going back to the pre-civil rights days, Sharpton said.

Fox News cut ties with OReilly Wednesday after a New York Times report detailed a series of sexual harassment allegations against the now-former OReilly Factor host that resulted in dozens of advertisers distancing themselves from the show.

OReilly and Sharpton have had several high-profile disagreements in the past. Hayes played a series clips in which the former Fox News star said racially sensitive things.

For this kind of language to be going on, day after day, and to become commercially successful was very, very troubling if not frightening to many of us in the African-American community, Sharpton said in response to the video montage.

When asked about OReilly referring to him as a race hustler, Sharpton replied:

I think he certainly promoted a very clear and in no way nuanced white nationalism.

Hayes went on to mention that OReilly and President Trump are friends who share a similar world view because they both came to power in New York.

We get called the hustlers. We get called the names. We get called all kinds of non-complimentary terms for fighting against people who say they are trying to preserve something based on their race and based on their privilege, Sharpton said.

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Al Sharpton on Bill O'Reilly Firing: 'He Certainly Promoted White Nationalism' - All Black Media

An aide to the Rev. Al Sharpton raged against the NYPD police escort that slain jogger Karina Vetranos parents received to and from Queens court Tuesday for the arraignment of their daughters accused killer.

How dare [Mayor] de Blasio and the Police Commissioner allow the Police Department to protect this family? seethed the Rev. Kevin McCall of Sharptons National Action Network, after Chanel Lewis pleaded not guilty to various charges, including first-degree murder.

McCall had escorted Lewis distressed mother, Veta, to the proceeding.

We had taxpayer dollars used in the courtroom sitting as we speak, he griped. We had officers in the courtroom protecting the family.

We know they lost a loved one, McCall said of the Vetranos.But Chanel is the wrong one fingered for the murder.

Lewiss father Richard was accompanied by state Assemblyman Charles Barron.

Vetranos parents Cathie and Phil were still crying after the hearing as they walked down the block and got into a cruiser.

Other friends and family of the 30-year-old beauty piled into a police van.

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