Rev. Al Sharpton led a protest in Florida on Wednesday (Feb. 15) aimed at criticizing the state's racist erasure of Black history.
Hip-Hop is still mourning the loss of Biz Markie, born Marcel Theo Hall. The iconic rapper's funeral service is set for Monday, August 2, in Long Island and the Reverend Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy.
Al Sharpton has finally said he is going to head out. After much delay he is formally dissolving his holy union.
After hosting memorials in Minnesota and North Carolina, the family and friends gathered of George Floyd gathered for one more final time in Houston, Texas, earlier this week for the funeral laying Floyd's remains to rest. Following a public viewing on Monday in which over 6,000 mourners paid their respects, George Floyd was laid to rest at the Fountain of Praise church in his home town of Houston on Tuesday (Jun 9). The nearly three-hour event was filled with moments of encouragement, comfort, and reflection as speakers came to share their condolences with the Floyd family. Hundreds of mourners filled the pews for the 11 a.m. service, as his family, friends, and prominent guests, including Jamie Foxx, Channing Tatum, and Al. B. Sure celebrated the life of the 46-year-old and called for a total reform of the police practices that led to an officer pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck for eight minutes, killing him.
Reverend Al Sharpton took the entire world to church!
President Donald Trump made an impressive gaffe even by his standards after blasting the city of Baltimore by calling it “a rat and rodent infested mess,” this after Rep. Elijah Cummings who represents the 7th District ripped Trump’s border policy. With Rev. Al Sharpton heading to Baltimore to support its citizens in the wake of […]
Rev. Al Sharpton will lend his assistance to Meek Mill and the rapper's attorney regarding what some feel was a harsh sentence from the judge.
The Reverend Al Sharpton said that President-Elect Donald Trump reached out to him by phone, a move that surprised the veteran civil rights leader and media figure. Sharpton shared details of the call with The New York Daily News, and he said they both discussed their glaring political differences.
Fresh off his New Hampshire primary win last night, Bernie Sanders hit up a famous New York City eatery for breakfast this morning (Feb. 10). Sanders stopped by Sylvia’s Restaurant in Harlem to have a far from low-key meal with Al Sharpton.
Nearly seventeen years after an unarmed Amadou Diallo was killed by NYPD officers, one of the four cops involved in his death has copped a promotion. Kenneth Boss, the last of the four still employed with the NYPD, was promoted to sergeant Thursday (Dec. 17), a move that’s drawing criticism from Diallo’s mother.
The Rev. Al Sharpton is without doubt one of the most prominent activists of our times. But it appears that during Sharpton’s rise to the top, he amassed some hefty debt by way of unpaid taxes and other outstanding bills.
Many celebrities are out playing themselves by defending Justin Bieber repeat racist offenses, the Rev. Al Sharpton is from the old school and he doesn’t find that type of behavior easily excusable.
