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April 8, 2015|12:30 pm

Renowned neurosurgeon and potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson (L), and civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton.

NEW YORK As members of Al Sharpton's National Action Network get ready to hear an address from renowned neurosurgeon and potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson Wednesday afternoon, the civil rights leader urged them at the opening of the organization's convention Wednesday morning to show the doctor respect when he addresses them.

In the run-up to the discussion of Carson's appearance, Sharpton explained that he disagreed with the conservative star on many issues and quipped that he didn't believe that they even agreed that "today is Wednesday."

Many in the audience reacted with disdain at the mention of Carson's name sighing and snickering as a hum of their disapproval filled the room until Sharpton intervened.

"We had Newt Gingrich here one year. So we're going to hear [what Carson has to say] and they want us to heckle and boo. Everyone is wondering: Why is he going to get booed? We're going to show him we can listen. And we make intelligent decisions. You cannot deal with putting things on the agenda in 2016 elections unless those that are running can be heard and then have to hear us. Is that alright?" Sharpton told a packed room at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in midtown, Manhattan.

Prior to that, he had been discussing some of the organization's current causes, which include advocating for the protection of voting rights and fighting against police brutality and income inequality. Despite being a Christian minister and having a strong Christian following, Sharpton also promoted the need to support advocacy for the LGBT community and the crowd listened quietly.

Carson, in stark contrast, has been an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage and has been the subject of much criticisms in the media for his positions on the subject.

Last month, Carson told CNN that he believed homosexuality is "absolutely" a choice, citing as an example that "a lot of people who go into prisongo into prison straight and when they come out, they're gay. So, did something happen while they were in there?"

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Civil rights groups led by the Rev. Al Sharpton plan to announce an ambitious advocacy agenda Wednesday aimed at flexing their political muscle in advance of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Their top priority, Sharpton said in an interview, will be pressing the Republican- controlled Senate to confirm attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, whose nomination process progressed and then stalled after President Obama put her name forward more than 140 days ago.

In addition, the groups plan a flurry of demonstrations and news conferences focused on two other goals opposing state- level religious objections bills, seen as discriminatory against gays and lesbians, and pressing Congress to advance reforms of the criminal justice system.

We are already in the season of people announcing their run for president. We cant wait until 2016 to set the agenda. We need to set that now, Sharpton said Monday while visiting Washington, where he was attending meetings at the White House and with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julin Castro.

What we care about as civil rights leaders is the advancement of justice policies, Sharpton said, and those are the policies that are going to be set in place, or undone, by the next president.

The agenda will be formalized this week at the annual convention of the National Action Network, Sharptons civil rights group. The meeting is the first public convening of the nations top civil rights leaders since a spate of police violence sparked unrest in cities across the nation, starting with the shooting of Michael Brown, 18, by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., last August.

Sharpton said that he plans personally to petition Senate Republicans to hold a floor vote on Lynchs nomination. He also plans trips to three states where religious objections laws have either been passed or are being considered.

Were going to convene faith leaders and gay rights leaders, Sharpton vowed. Weve got to stand together and not allow the Christian right to divide us in our mutual fight against discrimination. We cannot allow people to sanctify discrimination in the name of religion.

Once a skeptic of the gay rights movement, Sharpton has in recent years emerged as one of its most vocal black supporters. These days, he argues that gay rights should be considered a civil rights matter. He said bringing gay and lesbian groups into the civil rights fold is crucial to bolstering the political power of those working on civil justice issues.

Such issues gay rights and reforms in policing, criminal justice and prisons have dominated the national discussion in recent months, opening the door for civil rights groups to claim a higher profile during the presidential campaign, some civil rights leaders say.

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Sharpton to lead advocacy campaign leading up to the 2016 election

Civil rights groups led by the Rev. Al Sharpton plan to announce an ambitious advocacy agenda Wednesday aimed at flexing their political muscle in advance of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Their top priority, Sharpton said in an interview, will be pressing the Republican- controlled Senate to confirm attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, whose nomination process progressed and then stalled after President Obama put her name forward more than 140 days ago.

In addition, the groups plan a flurry of demonstrations and news conferences focused on two other goals opposing state- level religious objections bills, seen as discriminatory against gays and lesbians, and pressing Congress to advance reforms of the criminal justice system.

We are already in the season of people announcing their run for president. We cant wait until 2016 to set the agenda. We need to set that now, Sharpton said Monday while visiting Washington, where he was attending meetings at the White House and with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julin Castro.

What we care about as civil rights leaders is the advancement of justice policies, Sharpton said, and those are the policies that are going to be set in place, or undone, by the next president.

The agenda will be formalized this week at the annual convention of the National Action Network, Sharptons civil rights group. The meeting is the first public convening of the nations top civil rights leaders since a spate of police violence sparked unrest in cities across the nation, starting with the shooting of Michael Brown, 18, by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., last August.

Sharpton said that he plans personally to petition Senate Republicans to hold a floor vote on Lynchs nomination. He also plans trips to three states where religious objections laws have either been passed or are being considered.

Were going to convene faith leaders and gay rights leaders, Sharpton vowed. Weve got to stand together and not allow the Christian right to divide us in our mutual fight against discrimination. We cannot allow people to sanctify discrimination in the name of religion.

Once a skeptic of the gay rights movement, Sharpton has in recent years emerged as one of its most vocal black supporters. These days, he argues that gay rights should be considered a civil rights matter. He said bringing gay and lesbian groups into the civil rights fold is crucial to bolstering the political power of those working on civil justice issues.

Such issues gay rights and reforms in policing, criminal justice and prisons have dominated the national discussion in recent months, opening the door for civil rights groups to claim a higher profile during the presidential campaign, some civil rights leaders say.

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Sharpton to lead advocacy campaign in advance of 2016 election

At a march in mid-December organized by Al Sharpton's National Action Network in Washington D.C., organizers rushed the stage and claimed that the old guard was attempting to hijack the nascent Black Lives Matter movement away from its founders.

"This movement was started by the young people," Johnetta Elzie, a key organizer from St. Louis, said to the raucous crowd. "There should be young people all over this stage."

It was one of the most visible examples of the clash between the old, signified by Sharpton, and the new, represented by grassroots groups who emerged from Ferguson and New York after the Michael Brown and Eric Garner grand jury decisions.

Sharpton has been extremely sensitive to this criticism. "Oh, you young and hip, you're full of fire. You're the new face," he sneered at a recent gathering at the headquarters of NAN in Harlem. "All that the stuff that they know will titillate your ears. That's what a pimp says to a ho."

At an MLK Day march in Harlem, the division between the old and the new was quieter but no less pronounced.

On Luxembourg Street, three cops stood behind a barricade, just a few feet away from a thousand protesters. One of the two female officers, brown skinned with accentuated eyebrows, plucked lint from the uniform of her stocky, white male colleague; they all laughed.

Meanwhile, a dozen or so protesters began to veer from a universal chantone about justice being lost until it is foundto a more abrasive one: "How do you spell racist? N-Y-P-D." It's the same kind of chant Mayor Bill de Blasio called "hateful" and an "attempt to divide this city in a time when we need to come together" a week after two detectives were fatally shot in their squad car in Brooklyn. Immediately the three officers stiffened their backs and softened their smiles.

Minutes later, dozens of members of a group called Justice League NYC stormed past the officers on the sidewalk, led by some of its key staffers, with Councilmember Jumaane Williams at their side.

Seeing the group of well-groomed activists and politicians stroll by, the three officers relaxed and dropped their hands from their waists. The police seemed to know that for all the demonstrators' bluster, it was going to be an uneventful day.

The Justice League had convened the MLK demonstration, a shift in a strategy that has prioritized closed door meetings with police officials and politiciansincluding Governor Cuomoover action in the streets and grassroots organizing. It's the sort of insider-activist strategy that Sharpton has mastered.

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