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Justice Rally At Southern University / Victor White Case with Attorneys Ben Crump and Carol Powell Lexington special guest Al Sharpton, Sept. 4, 2014.
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Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, television/radio talk show host[1][2] and a trusted White House adviser who, according to 60 Minutes, has "become the president's go-to black leader".[3] In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin' It Real,[4] and he makes regular guest appearances on Fox News (such as on The O'Reilly Factor),[5][6][7]CNN, and MSNBC. In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show.[8]
Sharpton's supporters praise "his ability and willingness to defy the power structure that is seen as the cause of their suffering"[9] and consider him "a man who is willing to tell it like it is".[9] Former Mayor of New York City Ed Koch, a one-time foe, said that Sharpton deserves the respect he enjoys among Black Americans: "He is willing to go to jail for them, and he is there when they need him."[10] President Barack Obama said that Sharpton is "the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden".[11] A 2013 Zogby Analytics poll found that one quarter of African Americans said that Sharpton speaks for them.[12]
His critics describe him as "a political radical who is to blame, in part, for the deterioration of race relations".[13] Sociologist Orlando Patterson has referred to him as a racial arsonist,[14] while liberal columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has called him the black equivalent of Richard Nixon and Pat Robertson.[14] Sharpton sees much of the criticism as a sign of his effectiveness. "In many ways, what they consider criticism is complimenting my job," he said. "An activist's job is to make public civil rights issues until there can be a climate for change."[15]
Sharpton on Brown as a father figure.[15]
Alfred Charles Sharpton, Jr. was born in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, to Ada (ne Richards) and Alfred Charles Sharpton, Sr.[16][17] He preached his first sermon at the age of four and toured with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson.[18]
In 1963 Sharpton's father left his wife to have a relationship with Al Sharpton's half-sister. Ada Sharpton took a job as a maid, but her income was so low that the family qualified for welfare and had to move from middle class Hollis, Queens, to the public housing projects in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.[19]
Sharpton graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn, and attended Brooklyn College, dropping out after two years in 1975.[20] In 1972, he accepted the position of youth director for the presidential campaign of African-American Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm.[21] Between the years 1973 and 1980 Sharpton served as James Brown's tour manager.[22]
In 1969, Sharpton was appointed by Jesse Jackson to serve as youth director of the New York City branch of Operation Breadbasket,[22] a group that focused on the promotion of new and better jobs for African Americans.[23]
In 1971 Sharpton founded the National Youth Movement to raise resources for impoverished youth.[24]
Bernhard Goetz shot four African-American men on a New York City Subway 2 train in Manhattan on December 22, 1984, when they approached him and allegedly tried to rob him. At his trial Goetz was cleared of all charges except for carrying an unlicensed firearm. Sharpton led several marches protesting what he saw as the weak prosecution of the case.[25]
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He grew up in a prosperous, suburban family (his dad was a landlord and businessman) and was a child prodigy as a preacher. By age 7, he was touring with gospel great Mahalia Jackson and Bishop F.D. Washington, the renowned Pentacostal minister of Brooklyn's Washington Temple Church of God in Christ as "the Wonder Boy Preacher."
At age 10, however, his parents divorced due to an affair his dad had with Sharpton's half-sister (ie his dad's step-daughter.) Sharpton's mother was forced to go on welfare, and at one point they went without electricity for 6 months. Al became an ordained minister shortly after his parents' divorce.
Al got involved in social activism during his teenage years, organizing several youth protests before he graduated from high school in 1972, and forming a national youth movement, named "National Youth Movement." After two years of college, he dropped out and worked as national touring manager for singer James Brown, where he met his wife Kathy. (They have two teenage daughters.)
Since then he has led numerous publicity grabbing protests following incidents of racial attacks and police brutality (such as the police assault of Haitian immigrant Abner Luoima) and formed a national action network (called "National Action Network") with 20 chapters around the country. In other words, like Pat Buchanan and Jesse Jackson, he is a political figure famous for incendiary talk and not much else.
"...they will say that Al Sharpton cannot get the majority of the white vote. The fact is--no Democrat has gotten the majority of the white vote in many years. Bill Clinton didn't get the majority of the white vote. The Democratic Party has been able to put together a coalition of a sizeable portion of the white vote, the overwhelming majority of black votes and Latino votes. That has been their winning strategy..." -- Sharpton
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Reverend Al Sharpton had fashion fever at Russell Simmons Argyleculture show Friday night at the Helen Mills Gallery. Well, I enjoy fashion much more now that I have lost weight and am much thinner than I used to be. I really like shorts and fitted sweaters, he said.
I can wear things now that I couldnt wear before, so fashion has become very important to me and plays a bigger role in my occupation, as well as my personal lifestyle.
Kimora Lee Simmons stopped by to support ex-husband Russell Simmons at his Argyleculture show.Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/FilmMagic
50 Cent, who let his sexy lady friend, wearing a fitted white dress, take his front-row seat, was also on hand to support Simmons though he politely refused to discuss his recent appearance on ex-girlfriend Chelsea Handlers final episode of Chelsea Lately.
Oh, no! Youre not getting me with that one! said the rapper. Im happy. I am just here to support my man. But I am in good spirits. I just celebrated my 2-year-old son Sires birthday party. It was Ferrari-themed.
Also at the Argyleculture show was Simmon ever-present ex-wife, Kimora Lee Simmons, who quickly delved into a discussion about how women are oversexualized.
No one needs or wants to see their little daughter twerking or dropping it like it is hot! explained Kimora. Theses females need to be more responsible! That is why [my daughters] Aoki and Ming Lee dont have TVs in their room. I really have to monitor what they watch.
And as for her daughters dating a rapper or an athlete once they turn 18? I wouldnt throw them out, stated Russell. Kimora would though. Sure would! said Kimora, before turning to Russell and saying, Oh yeah, one more thing. You need to put [my son] Kenzo in the show next year.
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