Rev. Al Sharpton

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March 27, 2013

Rev. Al Sharpton on gay marriage debate: Equality includes everyone

OPINION - As Americans, it is up to each and every one of us to fight injustice and inequality when…
March 27, 2013

Which leaders speak for black America?

OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...
February 22, 2013

Obama meets African-American leaders at White House

theGRIO REPORT - The gathering was a chance for the president to reiterate his policies and continue dialogue with the…
February 21, 2013

Obama calls today 'best of times and worst of times' for blacks

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama said 'these are both the best of times and the worst of times' for African-Americans…
February 6, 2013

Sharpton to Christie: 'Call me' for diet help

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s weight has been a hot topic since before he was elected to his job, and…
January 21, 2013

Barack Obama's second presidential inauguration highlights (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - Celebrities and high profile political figures join the thousands of average Americans as they gather to witness President…
January 10, 2013

Tyler Perry offers $100K reward in Fla. cold cases

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Filmmaker Tyler Perry is offering a $100,000 reward for information in the decade-old case of two…
December 14, 2012

‘Politics Nation’: Sharpton talks to wrongly convicted ‘Central Park Five’

VIDEO - On Thursday's Politics Nation, Rev. Al Sharpton spoke with the four of the five men who as teenagers…
November 28, 2012

Why we can't keep hope alive for Jesse Jackson

OPINION - Ethics scandals, personal failings and a political rise cut short threaten to cloud the Jackson family legacy...
November 28, 2012

Tawana Brawley 25 years later: Controversial NYC case still unsettled

theGRIO REPORT - Twenty five years ago 15-year-old Tawana Brawley was reportedly found dazed and confused lying in a garbage…
November 25, 2012

Sharpton, on 'Meet the Press,' talks fiscal cliff, Obama's second term agenda

VIDEO - Rev. Al Sharpton joined the roundtable on 'Meet the Press' to discuss the 'fiscal cliff,' and the anticipated…
November 23, 2012

African-American voters look to leverage their loyalty

WASHINGTON (AP) - When black U.S. voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of…
November 12, 2012

Cornel West calls Obama a 'Republican in blackface'

theGRIO REPORT - West calls Obama a 'Rockefeller Republican in blackface'" and said Dyson, Harris-Perry and Sharpton were all 'for…
August 16, 2012

Sanaa Lathan on Al Sharpton's 'Politics Nation': Obama's 'done so much for America'

VIDEO - 'Boss' actress Sanaa Lathan joins Al Sharpton on his show, Politics Nation to discuss her support for President…
July 24, 2012

Drama in the Jackson family plays out on national stage

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Turmoil in Michael Jackson's family continued Tuesday as a family feud that has engulfed the singer's…
July 1, 2012

Rodney King funeral: beating victim remembered as 'symbol of forgiveness'

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rodney King was remembered in Los Angeles on Saturday as a forgiving man who bore the…
June 18, 2012

Marchers protest NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactics

NEW YORK (AP) - A silent march by thousands of people in New York City protesting police 'stop-and-frisk' tactics on…
June 18, 2012

Rodney King dead: How he put police brutality on the map

OPINION - Before Rodney King, police brutality was not on the radar screen of white Americans, who were all too…
June 17, 2012

Sharpton on Rodney King: ‘He was a symbol of civil rights’

NEW YORK - On the day he planned to lead a march against a controversial police practice in New York,…
June 14, 2012

Rev. Al Sharpton will recieve BET’s Humanitarian Award

BET is honoring Rev. Al Sharpton with its Humanitarian Award at their annual BET Awards, according to the New York…