Al Sharpton Lets Trump Have It at Aretha Franklin’s Funeral
Aug 31, 2018 The MSNBC host reminds the president that the Queen of Soul "took orders from nobody but God."
Rise of the New Black Radicals
Apr 27, 2015 A new generation of young black radicals is opting for revolution—a generation that sees through the facade of the corporate state and has rejected as sellouts Obama, Sharpton, Jackson, Dyson and others among the African-American political elite.
Activists Are Not to Blame for Murder of Police
Dec 24, 2014 It is absurd to have to say this, but New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, activist Al Sharpton and President Obama are in no way responsible for the coldblooded assassination of two police officers in Brooklyn on Saturday.
Civil Rights Leaders Make the Case for Peace in Wake of Michael Brown Shooting (Video)
Aug 13, 2014 While acknowledging the outrage that followed the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday after the unarmed teenager was shot in a police car by a still-unnamed police officer, on Tuesday activists like the Rev. Al Sharpton emphasized the need for calm and justice as the case is investigated.
The Economics of Contempt
May 23, 2014 If it’s spring, it must be time for Barack Obama’s annual drive-by of black America, where he piously lectures them on the state of their lives. He didn’t disappoint this year, treating the nation to two speeches on civil rights in a single week.
Sanders Reacts to the GOP Budget Plan
Dec 5, 2012 The independent senator from Vermont appeared on MSNBC’s "Politics Nation with Al Sharpton" on Monday to talk about the ongoing budget negotiations between Democrats and Republicans, respectively the winners and losers of last month’s national referendum on economic policy in America.
The Million Hoodie March: It’s About a ‘Right-or-Wrong Thing’
Mar 23, 2012 In all, the Million Hoodie March was an on-the-ground call for an end and an online call for a new beginning.Team Cain Counters With ‘High-Tech Lynching’ Ad
Nov 5, 2011 You know what liberals do? They hit below the belt. That's the explanation given for the race-based treatment that the mainstream media are giving "beautiful man" Herman Cain, according to this exercise in crisis management produced by Cain's camp. (more)‘Colbert Report’: Being Al Sharpton
Apr 7, 2010 After calling Stephen Colbert the startling nickname of "Steyoncé," the Rev. Al Sharpton hunkers down for a more serious discussion about his latest priority: education. "Education is a civil right," Sharpton says, describing his project with Newt Gingrich (!) in this clip from Tuesday's "Colbert Report."
Spike Lee Throws Down in N.Y. Post Cartoon Controversy
Feb 21, 2009 If the higher-ups at the New York Post thought that running a simple apology for printing the now-notorious chimpanzee cartoon this week would constitute enough damage control to do the trick, here comes filmmaker Spike Lee -- along with the Post's arch-rival publication, the New York Daily News -- to disabuse them of this notion.
