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Al Sharpton Net Worth and Salary: Al Sharpton is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and television/radio talk show host who has a net worth of $500 thousand dollars. He is known as an outspoken and controversial political activist in the fight against racial prejudice and injustice in America.

Alleged Financial Problems: In November 2014, a New York Times expos reported that Al Sharpton was allegedly facing serious financial problems. The Times report claimed that Sharpton and his businesses owe $4.5 million in state and federal back taxes. Of that amount, roughly $3.7 million is supposedly Al's personal tax debt. Sharpton refuted the reports and stated that the liens had been paid down. He did not say how much he had paid the debt down by and the Times could not confirm his claims.

Early Life: Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York City, on October 3, 1954, to Ada and Alfred Charles Sharpton Sr. His father left the family in 1963, and his mother was unable to support the family on her own. They qualified for welfare, and moved from their middle class neighborhood to the public housing projects in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. He graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School, and continued his education at Brooklyn College, dropping out after two years there.

When he was around age nine or ten, Sharpton was licensed and ordained as a Pentecostal minister by Bishop F.D. Washington. After Washington's death in the late 1980s, Sharpton became a Baptist, and was re-baptized in 1994 by the Reverend Willian Augustus Jones, becoming a Baptist minister.

Career: In 1969, Jesse Jackson appointed Sharpton as the youth director of the New York City branch of Operation Breadbasket, an organization that promotes better employment opportunities for African Americans. In 1971, Sharpton established the National Youth Movement to raise resources and funds for impoverished youth. By the 1980s he had become a nationally-known activist for people who have experienced racial prejudice. One of his earliest high-profile cases involved a teenager named Tawana Brawley, who claimed she had been abducted and raped by a group of white men. Unfortunately, these claims turned out to be entirely false. He has also spoken out on behalf of others like Bernhard Goetz, Yusef Hawkins, Amaudou Diallo, Tayvon Martin, and Eric Garner, among others. In 1991, he founded the National Action Network, an organization dedicated to increasing voter education, support small community businesses, and generally provide resources to those struggling with poverty.

In June 2009, the Reverend Al Sharpton led a memorial for Michael Jackson at Harlem's Apollo Theater. A lifelong friend of the Jackson family, Sharpton said Michael Jackson was a "trailblazer" and a "historic figure" who loved the Apollo Theater. Sharpton continues to share his views on injustice and tackle today's issues through his television and radio programs. He began hosting his own daily national talk radio program "Keepin It Real with Al Sharpton" in January 2006 on Radio One. He has also been the host of MSNBC show "PoliticsNation" since 2011, and is a regular contributor to the weekday morning NBC news and talk show "Morning Joe".

Sharpton is the author of three books, "Al on America", "The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership", and "Go and Tell Pharaoh" with Nick Chiles.

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Political Campaigns: Sharpton has run unsuccessfully for elected office on multiple occasions, including a United States Senate seat from New York in 1988, 1992, and 1994. In 1997, he ran for Mayor of New York City. He tried to run for President in 2004, but his campaign was marred by multiple financial issues. He had received funds from the federal government for his campaign, but had exceeded federal limits on personal expenditures. As a result, he agreed in 2005 to repay $100,000 of the public funds he had received. In 2009, the Federal Election Commission imposed a fine of $285,000 against his 2004 presidential campaign team for breaking campaign finance rules.

Personal Life and Views: Sharpton met his future wife Kathy Jordan, a backup singer, while touring with James Brown in 1971. They married in 1980, and separated in 2004. In January 1991, he was stabbed in the chest by Michael Riccardi while preparing to lead a protest in Brooklyn, New York. Riccardi was apprehended by Sharpton's aides, and convicted of first-degree assault in 1992 with a sentence of 15 years in jail. He was released in 2001 on parole after serving 10 years in jail. Sharpton filed a suit against New York City alleging that the many police that had been present at the time, who were there for the planned protest, had failed to protect him. The suit reached a $200,000 settlement in December 2003.

In 2001, Sharpton was jailed for 90 days at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, for trespassing while protesting against U.S. military target practice exercises in Puerto Rico.

Sharpton previously made some controversial comments about the LGBTQ community, including using the word "homo" during an address at Kean College in 1994. However, since then he has become an advocate for the ending of homophobia in the African-American community.

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With over 40 years of experience as a community leader, politician, minister and advocate, the Rev. Al Sharpton is one of Americas most-renowned civil rights leaders. Now The Rev., as he is affectionately called by close friends and supporters, is bringing his powerful voice to radio and getting the answers to real questions with his entertaining new daily talk show the Al Sharpton Show.

Whether running for President of the United States in 2004 or leading civil rights protests, Sharptons highly visible career began at the tender age of four when he preached his first sermon. A successful civil rights career soon followed helping Sharpton hold such notable positions as the Youth Director of New Yorks Operation Breadbasket, Director of Ministers for National Rainbow Push coalition, and founder of his own broad-based progressive civil rights organization, the National Action Network.

Sharptons stance, in his own words, has taken him from the streets to the suites and his irrefutable impact on national politics has been applauded by both supporters and non-supporters alike. Sharpton continues to challenge the American political establishment to be inclusive to all people regardless of race, gender, class or beliefs.

In his 2003 book, Al on America Sharpton describes this vision for America and states his book should be used to fight against the pro-big business, anti-labor, pro-death penalty matrix that has crippled America, and to talk about where I think we ought to be going in the 21st century.

Sharpton will draw on his experience as a grass roots organizer, community activist and politician to offer real deal commentary, practical answers and solutions.

Read more about Rev. Al Sharpton at http://www.sharptontalk.net.

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The Rev. Al Sharpton who helped popularize the 1980s cry, "No justice, no peace," is putting himself at the center of a new wave of activism in a new millennium. (Aug. 26) AP Domestic

Claims about civil rights activist and television host the Rev. Al Sharpton's tax woes span several years. But Georgia politician Stacey Abrams' history with the Internal Revenue Service became public discourse during her 2018 run for governor.

Abrams lost that election to Republican Brian Kemp. Sharpton, a Baptist minister and civil rights champion, hosts "PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton" on MSNBC. He ran for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination.

A claim on Facebook questioned both Sharpton's and Abrams' financial standing as two recognizable members of the Democratic Party. User Mark Pohl posted the meme to his account on July 2.It features an undated picture of Abrams and Sharpton standing side by side along with thisstatement:"Neither of these two Democrats have paid their taxes."

Facebook userGeauchita Ward Cathcart reposted the meme on Aug. 27, with the caption, "Why does StaceyAbrams and Al Sharpton not have to pay their taxes? Are they above the law because they're Black?"

In the caption, Pohl suggested Democrats receive less scrutiny for back taxes than President Donald Trump has in his time in office.

"And everyone screams about Trump owing taxes. Abrams owes over $50,000 in back taxes and Sharpton more," Pohl wrote.

USA TODAY reached out to the users for comment.

More: Manhattan DA holds off on enforcing subpoena on Trump's tax returns

A2018 financial disclosure showed Abrams owed about $54,000 to the IRS, according toThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution.A 2018 attack ad funded by the Georgia Republican Party and approved by Kemp lambasted Abrams' money management.

In the ad, Abrams was accusedof making $1 million and using the money to fundher campaign instead of paying back the IRS, according to the AJC.

The ad closes with the comment,Stacey Abrams radical and corrupt. You pay higher taxes, not her.

But financial disclosures from 2018 showedAbrams' net worth wasaround $108,000. She said she deferred tax payments in 2015 and 2016 to help pay for her family's medical expenses and entered a payment plan to settle the debts, according to the AJC.

Stacey Abrams, former candidate for governor of Georgia, speaks to viewers during the Democratic National Convention at the Wisconsin Center, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020.(Photo: Democratic National Convention)

A spokesman for Abrams confirmed her tax debts were repaid in 2019.

Leader Abrams has been able to resolve her debt and she will continue to speak openly about the challenges she faced challenges that are all too common for Americans and their families, Abrams' spokesmanSeth Bringman told the AJC.

Sharpton's history with the IRS dates back to the late '80s.

CNN reported that ajury acquitted him of 67 counts of tax evasion, larceny and fraud in 1989. In 1993, Sharpton plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge for failing to file state taxes for 1986,according to CNN.

In 2014, the New York Times wrote an extensive article about Sharpton's tax obligations.

Records acquired by the Times showed more than$4.5 million in state and federal tax liens against Sharpton and his for-profit businesses, including a list of federal tax liens againstRaw Talent as well as a New York State Tax Warrant against Revals Communications Inc. Both are businesses owned by Sharpton.

Sharptonalso failed to payfederal tax on employees working for hiscivil rights organization, National Action Network,according to The Times.

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks on saying 'Black lives matter' during his speech at the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington.(Photo: AP)

During phone interviews in 2014, Sharpton said he was able to pay down some of his outstanding balances due to increased donor revenue to NAN, the Times reported. He also lent money to the organization and often refused a salary.

USA TODAY reached out to NAN for comment.

Sharpton dismissed the Times' article as "misleading and totally out of context" during a 2014 news conference, and said he paid his taxes on a quarterly basis, according to Reuters.

The New York Postreportedin 2019 that Sharpton retired his personal state tax debt, yet still owed nearly $700,000 in back taxes for three of his companies.

The IRS established over $2.8 million in liens against Sharpton from 1995-2010, according to the New York City Office of the City Register. The records indicate Sharpton has paid off over $2.1 million.

USA TODAY confirmed two tax warrants for $492,612.41 and$103,156.06 filed for Alfred Sharpton were satisfied on May 9, 2018, and June 5, 2019, respectively, according to the Tax Warrant Notice System for the State of New York.

We rate this claimPARTLY FALSE based on our research. The initial claim, posted this year, suggested Abrams and Sharpton owed over $50,000 in back taxes. But a representative for Abrams said she paid off her tax debt in 2019, making that part of the meme false. Sharpton also paid off his personal state tax debt, but still owes nearly $700,000 in back taxes for three for-profit businesses. So that part of the meme remains true.

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Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for the New York City Police Department to publicly identify and charge the woman who confronted and allegedly assaulted Grammy-winning jazz musician Keyon Harrold and his teenage son at a Manhattan hotel earlier this week.

Speaking to WPIX, Sharpton explained why the 22-year-old unidentified woman, who falsely accused the 14-year old Black teen of stealing her iPhone, deserves to be arrested. "There is clearly no reason to treat her any differently... then any number of Blacks that are accused of a crime, or others in this city, he said.

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On Dec. 26, Harrold, a prominent jazz trumpeter, posted a video detailing the confrontation between his son and the women which took place at New Yorks Arlo Soho hotel on Saturday, Dec. 26.

In its caption, Harrold explained what happened. This person quote on quote lost her iPhone, and apparently, my son magically acquired it, which [is] merely ridiculous, he wrote. This incident went on for five more minutes, me protecting my son from this lunatic. She scratched me; she tackled and grabbed him.

Harrold explained that the woman wasnt even currently staying at the hotel and had already checked out three days prior to the incident. Additionally, an Uber driver returned her lost iPhone after the public confrontation that went viral.

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Now think about the trauma that my son now has to carry, only coming downstairs to have box day brunch with his dad, Harrold wrote. We see this crap happening all the time, but it hits different when it hits home!!! I typically try to keep things positive, but nothing about this video is positive.

When speaking to WPIX, Sharpton detailed why this story has hit a nerve with so many people.

"When we see this young man, that could have been any of our kids, and any of the circumstances could have led to something that would have been physically damming and legally damaging," he said.

The NYPD has identified the woman in connection with the confrontation now labeled #SohoKaren but have not released her name. The unidentified woman has also conducted a 20-minute telephone interview with CNN, who has also chosen to keep her anonymous. The news outlet reports that the woman claims she was assaulted instead.

Chief of Detectives for the New York Police Department Rodney Harrison said on Tuesday (Dec.29) that after reviewing the surveillance tape of the confrontation they are indeed considering charging the woman with assault and possibly grand larceny or attempted robbery, but not with a bias crime.

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Bryan Adams had a hit song with Summer of 69, a year that saw man land on the moon and went down in music history for the historic Woodstock concert event. But another historic music event happened that same summer, one that was erased and forgotten, a celebration of Black American identity called the Harlem Cultural Festival. The directorial debut of musician, songwriter, DJ and journalist Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Summer of Soul(Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a concert film mixed with a documentary that produces an enlightening and entertaining experience. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

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Stevie Wonder, B.B. King, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Sly and the Family Stone and many others were there, performing songs across a wide range of genres including soul, motown, blues and gospel. Held just a year after the assasination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Harlem Cultural Festival was a moment of unity and celebration for Black residents in Harlem at a time when the African American community took ownership of the word Black. The historical importance of the year is highlighted through interviews with some of the performers, event attendees, and musical experts.

Like Woodstock, the Harlem Cultural Festival was filmed in color from multiple angles. Unlike Woodstock, no television networks were interested in broadcasting the footage and it has lain dormant ever since. The event itself was not repeated and was lost to time, but when Questlove discovered that so many of his musical heroes took part, he was inspired to create the film. What emerges is a joyous celebration with legendary musical performances caught on film at a unique moment in time, along with interviews that provide historical reference and the cultural importance of the era.

Summer of Soulis likely to sell for a big price to a distributor, but there are several reasons why its a perfect fit for Disney+, who I hope is looking at it. First, the title, setting and musical elements make it a perfect pairing with Pixars Soul, which also features Questlove as a voice actor. Second, Disney has sought out concert films from Beyonc and Taylor Swift and the preview of The Beatles: Get Backwas very popular on the streamer, with this film featuring other notable acts from the same era. Third, theres no objectionable content here, save for a brief conversation about drugs in Harlem from a historical context that doesnt glorify it. For that reason, it can be used as a teachable moment for the whole family, a musical history lesson about the Civil Rights Movement. And lastly, Disney+ is reportedly having trouble with churn of their adult subscribers without kids and a must-see event film like Summer of Soulis likely to get a lot of them back.

The film often plays like a whos who of commentators, which includes among its many experts Lin-Manuel Miranda, who discusses the unique Afro-Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban music that emerged from the blending of those cultures in Harlem. The festival didnt just include musicians, with Reverend Al Sharpton discussing the prayer at the event led by Reverend Jesse Jackson. Other non-musical participants featured in the film are comedian Moms Mabley and ventriloquist Willie Tyler.

Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) chronicles a celebratory event in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. It showcases how far weve come and how far we still have to go towards achieving true equality as a nation, but most of all, its a celebration of Black American culture through music. Its a legends-only must-see event that needs to reach as wide an audience as possible.

I give Summer of Soul (Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 5 out of 5 stars.

Alex has been blogging about Disney films since 2009 after a lifetime of fandom. He joined the Laughing Place team in 2014 and covers films across all of Disneys brands, including Star Wars, Marvel, and Fox, in addition to books, music, toys, consumer products, and food. You can hear his voice as a member of the Laughing Place Podcast and his face can be seen on Laughing Places YouTube channel where he unboxes stuff.

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