Television host and political activist, Reverend Al Sharpton , is set to release his first book in over 10 years, The Rejected Stone: Al Sharpton and the Path to American Leadership. In stores on October 8, 2013, the book will be published through a joint venture partnership between Cash Money Content, the publishing arm […]
The following is an excerpt from “The Rejected Stone,” the new book by MSNBC host and National Action Network president Rev. Al Sharpton. I don’t think we’ve had an honest discussion about misogyny in the black community. I don’t think we’ve talked about the latent feelings of hostility many black men have toward […]
On the eve of Chicago’s first gang peace summit in two decades, the Rev. Al Sharpton on Thursday encouraged the city’s African-American clergy to embrace the event — instead of turning their backs on it because the organizer is a minister from California. “The disunity is something we have to get beyond,” said Sharpton […]
Reverend Al Sharpton and MSNBC presented “Advancing the Dream: Live from The Apollo” on Friday, September 6th at 8pm ET. The live, star-studded, two-hour television event included interviews and discussions with a diverse group of successful individuals including Stevie Wonder, Magic Johnson, Condoleezza Rice, Tyler Perry, Lisa Price, Sallie Krawcheck, Cory Booker, and […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes of The Potter’s House in Dallas, Texas, is donating $10,000 to Baptist minister and civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, “who embodied the spirit of Jesus,” and the 50th anniversary of his March on Washington next week. “It is a tremendous […]
Members of a local drum band are ecstatic about attending a special event this weekend. The Pride of Glenville Marching Band is heading to Washington, D.C. They’ll participate in a modern-day version of 1963′s March on Washington. Dr. Martin Luther King delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream Speech” during the march five decades […]
Rev. Al Sharpton spoke on “The Yolanda Adams Morning Show” after a not guilty verdict was delivered in the George Zimmerman trial, and he discussed…
The Rev. Al Sharpton is working on a book to be co-released this fall by the publishing arm of Cash Money Records, home to Lil Wayne, with whom Sharpton has feuded over some of the rapper’s lyrics. Sharpton’s “The Rejected Stone” is scheduled for release Oct. 8. The book will be published by Cash Money […]
On April 4, 1968, the country lost its greatest civil rights leader in an act of vicious and incomprehensible violence. This year marks 45 years since the Revered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated. Decades after his selfless act of fighting for equality, we continue to push for justice in his honor. To […]
President Obama argued Republicans are unwilling to negotiate a balanced deal to avoid the impending devastating budget cuts because they believe that “nothing is important enough to raise taxes on wealthy individuals or corporations.” Obama made the remarks during an interview with Reverend Al Sharpton on his radio show “Keepin’ It Real” as part […]
A Michigan representative for the Rev. Al Sharpton is demanding answers to allegations that a Flint hospital submitted to a father’s request that no African-American nurses care for his newborn.The hospital posted a note on the assignment chart that read: “No African American nurse to take care of baby” according to the nurse’s lawsuit. “What […]
In a dynamic four-part series, The Scroll chronicles the faith journeys of prominent African-American pastors, ministers, and faith leaders. Like many children, film director Parrish Smith, the son of a Baptist pastor, often fell asleep in church. Still his father would manage to awaken his son from time to time. “When my father used […]
