Rev. Al Sharpton

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March 4, 2010

Black leaders to meet on Paterson’s fate

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The Rev. Al Sharpton is convening a group of black Democratic leaders who could urge Gov.…
March 3, 2010

Smiley vs. Sharpton: The faux-beef we could all do without

The Tavis-Sharpton on air fight over whether or not President Obama was going to have a black agenda started out…
March 2, 2010

Why African-Americans have given President Obama a pass

OPINION - Black leaders have at times lightly chided Obama to do and say more for African-Americans, but they're also…
March 1, 2010

Al Sharpton and Boyce Watkins discuss Tavis Smiley and ‘black agenda’

VIDEO - Last Tuesday black talk-show host and commentator Tavis Smiley criticized Rev. Al Sharpton over a New York Times…
February 26, 2010

Slideshow: theGrio’s week in review 2/21 – 2/27

Sharpton vs. Smiley, Obama vs. Republicans and Paterson vs. the polls. These are theGrio's highlight's from the week that was...
February 24, 2010

NYPD officers acquitted in sodomy case

NEW YORK (AP) - A New York City police officer accused of sodomizing a drug suspect in a subway station…
February 23, 2010

Tavis Smiley vs. Al Sharpton: ‘Is there a need for a black agenda?’

Tavis Smiley confronted the question "Is there a need for a Black Agenda?" and announced the symposium on the Tom…
February 18, 2010

Cops: Boyfriend hit Rev. Al Sharpton’s daughter, Dominique

The boyfriend of the Rev. Al Sharpton's daughter was charged yesterday with misdemeanor assault for socking her in the mouth…