Larry Young’s 15th Anniversary Celebration With Radio One
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Rev. Sharpton “Black Intellectuals Have Problems With Me” [VIDEO]
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Al Sharpton speaks on the prejudice he felt from black intellectuals.
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Web Watch: Why President Obama Needs Rev. Al Sharpton
Roland Martin talks with Smokey Fontaine about President Obama’s appearance at Rev. Sharpton’s National Action Network anniversary celebration. Plus highlights of Rev. Sharpton and Sean Hannity’s debate.
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Dr. Boyce: Why Rev. Sharpton And I Are Rallying For Kelley Bolar
I am in Akron, Ohio sitting at my laptop thinking about tomorrow’s events. Rev. Al Sharpton and I are in the state to rally for Kelley Williams-Bolar, the single mother who was jailed for sending her kids to a school outside their home district. In addition to going to jail for nine days, Ms. Williams-Bolar faces the possibility of never being able to teach in the state of Ohio
Read MoreSharpton Calls On FCC To Regulate Radio Racists Like Limbaugh
NEW YORK-After the Tuscon tragedy, activist Al Sharpton has called on the FCC to regulate racism on the radio, particularly Rush Limbaugh. The Hill Reports:
Read MoreWe’re not telling Rush don’t say what he wants to say. Say it at home,” Sharpton said in December. “Don’t get on publicly regulated radio and television that are selectively given licenses and do that to offend someone because of their race or their gender.
Sharpton Faces Off With Republican On Abortion, Civil Rights
New York — Former GOP Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, a pro-life champion, locked horns with civil rights leader Al Sharpton over the issue of abortion in a heated debate Monday night.
The primary matter at hand was a racially-charged volley lobbed by Santorum at Obama over the president’s belief that women should be given a right to choose. “I find it almost remarkable for a black man to say ‘now we
Read MoreAl Sharpton Joins With NYPD To Get Guns Off Harlem Streets
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Al Sharpton teamed up with the NYPD for a gun buy back on Harlem, New York City. WNYC reports:
Read MoreA gun buyback held in Harlem by the New York Police Department and the Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network brought in more than 350 weapons. Saturday’s event at Saint Mark the Evangelist and Memorial Baptist Churches took place as Sharpton and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly held an anti-violence summit blocks away.
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“Don’t Treat Sharpton Like Sherrod” Says Radio One CEO
Earlier this week, the New York Daily News shined a spotlight on Reverend Al Sharpton’s non-profit organization The National Action Network. Highlighting Sharpton’s executive salary, the story attempts to portray activist Sharpton as someone more committed to building his personal fortune than advancing his mission of social justice.
Read MoreAl Sharpton Says The FCC Should Take On Limbaugh
New York — While appearing on Ed Schultz Show on MSNBC, Al Sharpton was asked about Rush Limbaugh’s racist comments and he responded by saying that Limbaugh should not be supported by federally regulated radio.
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Read MoreSharpton, NYPD Team Up To Get Guns Off Streets
NEW YORK (AP) — Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton and New York police Commissioner Ray Kelly are teaming up to help get guns off city streets.
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