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
I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
There are white n*ggers. I've seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.
Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.
I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy.
So (if) some cracker come and tell you 'Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,' you better hold your pocket. That ain't nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.
The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.
If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
When you're dealing with boycotts, you don't need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
I think that you can't choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.