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 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.
James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
I think you don't support people based on one or two cases of situations. You deal with their balance over the long run.
Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
I haven't done the things I've done to be in a sitcom.
America can't work for only some people and become a dream for all people. It has to work for everyone. And even though everyone might not end up at the same place, if everyone starts with the same beginning, then that's the dream fulfilled. We all don't have the same abilities, but we should have the same opportunities.
I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.
During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.
There are white n*ggers. I've seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.
I believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn’t. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty. A jury said he wasn’t. So I have as much right to question a jury as they do. Does it make somebody a racist? No! They just disagreed with the jury. So did I.
Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
I grew up in the 1950s and '60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy.