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Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network civil rights organization.
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Al Sharpton? Ordained in the Pentecostal church as a child, Al Sharpton is an outspoken and sometimes controversial political activist in the fight against racial prejudice and injustice....
Jun 1, 2024 · Al Sharpton, American civil rights activist, politician, and minister who founded the National Action Network (1991) and later hosted a news-and-opinion show on MSNBC. He sought the Democratic Party nomination for president in 2004.
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Mar 4, 2002 · Born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 3, 1954, Reverend Alfred "Al" Sharpton has been preaching since age four. He was licensed and ordained at age nine. In 1971, he founded the National Youth Movement and for seventeen years he led the organization, registering young people to vote and giving them job opportunities.
Reverend Sharpton has been at the forefront of the modern civil rights movement for nearly a half century. He has championed police reform and accountability, calling for the elimination of unjust policies like "Stop-and-Frisk."
Jan 5, 2023 · Rev. Al Sharpton has spent his life speaking up, loudly, against racism and racial violence. The new documentary “Loudmouth” chronicles his path from a teenage preacher to a racial justice ...
Feb 1, 2023 · Over the last two decades, the Rev. Al Sharpton has become the leading eulogist for Black victims of police violence. On Wednesday, he is speaking at the funeral of Tyre Nichols, who died three...
