Rev. Al Sharpton

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May 22, 2010
DETROIT (AP) - Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of a 7-year-old girl killed in a police raid…
May 19, 2010
NEW YORK - Three long years and a lifetime of pain - Sean Bell's family finally has their day in…
May 12, 2010
Leaders of the NAACP and legal groups discussed their concerns Tuesday with White House officials, including senior adviser Valerie Jarrett...
May 12, 2010
OPINION - There is a quiet but glaring disconnect between civil rights leaders backing immigration reform and the antipathy many…
May 5, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) - Organizers plan a gathering at a church near downtown Phoenix and then a three-mile candlelight procession to…
April 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Backed into a corner by border state Arizona's tough new immigration law, Democrats and Republicans alike find…
April 27, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) - The measure -- set to take effect in late July or early August -- would make it…
April 26, 2010
PHOENIX (AP) - Rev. Al Sharpton, speaking Sunday in New York, said that just as freedom riders battled segregation in…
April 19, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - "Sharpton has become the lightning rod in moving Obama's agenda forward," said Charles Ogletree...
April 17, 2010
OPINION - They don't get together to talk about what will make the world a better place, they actually get…
April 16, 2010
theGrio and Black Web 2.0 have compiled for you our favorite tweets on the topical events of the week that…
April 15, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Steele received a warm welcome from hundreds of black activists at the annual meeting of the…
April 14, 2010
VIDEO - Bill O'Reilly received warm applause after he was introduced by Sharpton. However, his reception soured when he began…
April 14, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is developing an action plan that will focus on…
March 23, 2010
VIDEO - The need for President Barack Obama to outline a specific agenda for blacks has been the center of…
March 21, 2010
OPINION - There is little hope of holding any Democratic president "accountable" to a "Black Agenda."...
March 17, 2010
President Barack Obama has turned to Mr. Sharpton in recent weeks to answer increasingly public criticism in the black community…
March 9, 2010
Who among these influential African-Americans support the president or challenge him the most?...
March 5, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - New York Gov. David Paterson might have won some time when he received what has become…
March 5, 2010
OPINION - Governor Paterson, when you've got Reverend Al calling a meeting at Sylvia's, you shouldn't wait to be asked,…