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March 7, 2012

Latinos join modern civil rights march in Selma

Rev. Al Sharpton is leading a symbolic march from Selma to Montgomery to bring attention to controversial voting laws and…
February 13, 2012

Report: NYPD spied on Rev. Al Sharpton

According to a police document, a confidential informant from the New York Police Department spied on Rev. Al Sharpton's National…
January 30, 2012

TheGrio's 100: Tamika Mallory, executive director, National Action Network

theGRIO's 100 - Tamika Mallory was named executive director of the National Action Network two years ago...
January 24, 2012

Survey of black women in America paints complex portrait

theGRIO REPORT - The recently-released results of a survey focusing on black women in America paints a complex portrait of…
October 20, 2011

Tyler Perry honored by Sharpton organization

NEW YORK (AP) - Tyler Perry has gotten plenty of criticism from some who feel his popular movies don't reflect…
September 20, 2011

Is there still a chance to save Troy Davis?

theGRIO REPORT - Amnesty International, the NAACP and the National Action Network are drawing attention to one last effort...
August 23, 2011

Sharpton: No conflict being civil rights leader and TV host (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - Sharpton sat down exclusively with theGrio's Todd Johnson to discuss his new MSNBC show...
August 22, 2011

History in the making at DC's MLK memorial

OPINION - The King memorial will not only pay homage to our nation's greatest civil rights leader, but it will…
August 18, 2011

Making our voices heard in the jobs debate

OPINION - Too often, the discussion about the economy is led by people in Washington -- legislators, political figureheads, economists...
July 28, 2011

Rev. Sharpton calls for action on racial wealth gap

NEWS ONE - The pew research center released a racial wealth gap study whose results caused Reverend Al Sharpton to…
April 22, 2011

Al Sharpton on Cornel West: 'Black intellectuals have problems with me'

In this exclusive video report for NewsOne, correspondent Stacy Samuel reviews Al Sharpton's transformation from firebrand to elder statesman of…
April 10, 2011

A stronger America starts with us

OPINION - For those of us busy living our American dream, should there be leaders looking out for the collective…
April 7, 2011

'We rise and fall together,' Obama tells Sharpton group

NEW YORK (AP) - The president, officially running for re-election as of this week, stood by his record of the…
April 7, 2011

Sharpton draws focus on the issues at annual event

NEW YORK (AP) -The Rev. Al Sharpton marked the 20th anniversary of his Harlem-based organization with President Barack Obama...
April 6, 2011

Obama carefully courts black votes with Sharpton

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - President Barack Obama is scheduled to make a foray into racial territory by speaking at the Rev.…
January 17, 2011

Is Sharpton the closest thing we have to a King?

OPINION - Sharpton has proven that black leadership is useful and even necessary on the outside, even when the most…
September 9, 2010

Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network climbing out of debt

After the National Action Network's problems became public in 2008, Sharpton met with its board and decided not to declare…
June 17, 2010

Sharpton outraged over Seattle police officer punch

VIDEO - Rev. Al Sharpton said he believes it is irresponsible for the Seattle Police Officers Guild to defend the…
April 19, 2010

Ex-Obama mentor: Sharpton is the president's link to the streets

NEW YORK (AP) - "Sharpton has become the lightning rod in moving Obama's agenda forward," said Charles Ogletree...
April 17, 2010

Sharpton's National Action Network: An organization like no other

OPINION - They don't get together to talk about what will make the world a better place, they actually get…