Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton
Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr.is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, television/radio talk show host and a trusted White House adviser who, according to 60 Minutes, has become President Barack Obama's "go-to black leader." 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, and he makes regular guest appearances on Fox News, CNN, and MSNBC. In 2011, he was named the host of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth3 October 1954
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world...
I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn't mean anything.
We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not willing to give them first chances.
Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.
I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.
My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
As a Baptist minister, I don't have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way
What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?