As previously reported, Reverend Al Sharpton’s 87-year-old mother, Ada, has died following a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The funeral is set for tomorrow, Tuesday at Center Baptist Church in Newville, Alabama and Rev. Sharpton himself will deliver the eulogy. Visitation for Mrs. Sharpton will be today, Monday, March 26, at Center Baptist […]
As African American unemployment hovers at a dismal 15 percent and voter ID laws threaten to undermine the political power of millions of Blacks and Latinos, Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) in a partnership with the labor union AFSCME, clergy, labor and civil rights leaders from around the nation are staging […]
Anyone who has followed the career of the Rev. Al Sharpton has witnessed a remarkable fitness transformation. The once-portly pompadoured preacher is now a fitness junkie. The Wall Street Journal just published a rather flattering profile of the now-svelte Black leader and talk-show host: Rev. Sharpton, 57 years old, says he weighed more than 300 […]
Filmmaker Tyler Perry, a man who has triumphed despite a myriad of personal adversities, was among those honored by Rev. Al Sharpton at his second annual Triumph Awards ceremony. Perry received the Chairman’s Award at the gala in New York City. Before the ceremony began, Perry told EURweb, he felt “really good” to be there. […]
Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN), along with partners in labor, education, civil rights, and clergy from across the country, will hold a mass march for jobs and justice on Saturday, August 27, 2011-the weekend of the historic unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall. The […]
Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN), along with partners in labor, education, civil rights, and clergy from across the country, will hold a mass march for jobs and justice on Saturday, August 27, 2011-the weekend of the historic unveiling of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial on the National Mall. The […]
A NEWSONE EDITORIAL The Rev. Al Sharpton and MSNBC are being attacked by critics for the network’s recent hiring of Sharpton to replace weekday host Cenk Uygur. We at NewsOne always liked Uygur, even before his MSNBC show. We consider ourselves to be political progressives. We like MSNBC’s forward lean, in word and often in […]
A NEWSONE EDITORIAL The Rev. Al Sharpton and MSNBC are being attacked by critics for the network’s recent hiring of Sharpton to replace weekday host Cenk Uygur. We at NewsOne always liked Uygur, even before his MSNBC show. We consider ourselves to be political progressives. We like MSNBC’s forward lean, in word and often in […]
A recent editorial from The Daily Beast suggests that Rev. Al Sharpton’s endorsement of the Comcast/NBC merger is a somewhat conflict of interest, considering Comcast owns shares in his current employer Radio One, a black-owned niche. The Daily Beast Reports: He was trumpeting a merger that’s already paid dividends to Radio One and its affiliate […]
A recent editorial from The Daily Beast suggests that Rev. Al Sharpton’s endorsement of the Comcast/NBC merger is a somewhat conflict of interest, considering Comcast owns shares in his current employer Radio One, a black-owned niche. The Daily Beast Reports: He was trumpeting a merger that’s already paid dividends to Radio One and its affiliate […]
NewsOne.com blogger and activist Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for “immediate action” to a racial wealth gap study released by the Pew Research Center. The study indicated that the median wealth of white households is now 20 times that of Black households. Sharpton’s civil rights organization, National Action Network, will address the issue during it’s […]
NewsOne.com blogger and activist Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for “immediate action” to a racial wealth gap study released by the Pew Research Center. The study indicated that the median wealth of white households is now 20 times that of Black households. Sharpton’s civil rights organization, National Action Network, will address the issue during it’s […]
