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*Officials from PepsiCo Inc. are scheduled to meet today with members of Emmett Till’s family and the Rev. Al Sharpton. Sharpton continued to press for the meeting last week after the company’s partnerships with Lil Wayne and Tyler, the Creator, of Odd Future to promote Mountain Dew sparked controversies. PepsiCo and Lil Wayne have since [...]
*(New York, NY) — According to Rev. Al Sharpton, MSNBC host and President of National Action Network, the false reporting by the media in the Boston bombing case was offensive and inflammatory, including specific references by CNN’s John King who labeled the alleged suspect as a “dark-skinned male” perpetuating a stereotypical characterization devoid of relevant [...]
*Aretha Franklin turned 71 on Monday, March 25th, and celebrated the occasion by working her way through New York City. She began Monday afternoon by hosting a dinner at Le Bernardin restaurant in Manhattan for friends, including fellow birthday girl Chaka Khan, who turned 60 on Saturday, March 23. The Queen of Soul went on [...]
*There are few things we can always rely on when it comes to Rev. Al Sharpton, an unguarded opinion, slick hair, and a protest of some sort. The MSNBC host and activist publicly vowed to protest against the National Rifle Association after the organization’s president made some interesting comments in lieu of the Sandy Hook [...]
*MSNBC apparently knew what to do to gain a broader audience and up the diversity chart. The network reported a huge increase of ratings, but most importantly more black viewers. In 20012, the news channel saw a 60.5 percent increase in black audiences. CNN also saw a significant 23.7 percent increase, while Fox News lost [...]
*Al Sharpton made an interesting argument on his radio show the other day regarding gun control. He stated that if America decides to regulate guns any further, the country may have to deal with knives. “In any civilized society you do not see massacres continue to happen, from Tucson to Aurora to Columbine to Virginia Tech [...]
*New York, NY — Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN), and MSNBC host,will speak at a special service in Waterbury, Connecticut, on Tuesday December 18th for the victims and families of the Newtown shootings. Local Connecticut officials and civil rights leaders will participate. From the pulpit, Rev. Sharpton will call on officials and [...]
*New York, NY — National Action Network (NAN) offers condolences to the families of victims lost in today’s shooting at a Connecticut elementary school that left over 27 people dead, including 18 children, an according to published reports. “Our prayers are with those devastated by this horrific shooting and we appeal for people to unite [...]
*(Via Black B lue Dog) – Since President Obama was elected with 93% of the black vote, there is now a conversation regarding how to leverage unprecedented political support in order to receive the attention from the Obama Administration that such support deserves. The Associated Press wrote about the matter this week, quoting Rev. Al [...]
*(Washington, DC) — Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network and host of PoliticsNation on MSNBC, and others, met with President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden today, along with eleven other leaders of organizationsregarding the “Fiscal Cliff” crisis. After the meeting Rev. Sharpton said: “The meeting was very candid and productive [...]
Rev. Al Sharpton with Rep. Laura Richardson at the 2012 Western Baptist State Convention in Los Angeles. (Photo by KB Graphfixx) *The Reverend Al Sharpton was among the many notables at the Western Baptist State Convetion’s Women’s Day in Los Angeles, Calif. Others included Congresswoman Laura Richardson who presented President Dr. J. Benjamin Hardwick with [...]
*Reverend Al Sharpton was at the White House today to witness President Obama sign the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence and he sent us his thoughts on the matter: “After witnessing President Obama signing an Executive Order establishing the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans in the Oval Office, I strongly feel [...]
*The Romney campaign hasn’t done a great job of convincing the general population of his understanding of the common man’s plight and his latest fundraisers place him even further away from being the greatest candidate for the common man. Al Sharpton is taking the gloves off to make sure we’re gearing up for the election [...]
*The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson will be attending and speaking at a public memorial for Rodney King on Saturday. In fact, a press release from Rev. Sharpton’s spokesperson, Rachel Noerdlinger, says he will deliver the eulogy for King at 2pm at the Forest Lawn Hall of Liberty in Hollywood Hills “Rodney King was [...]
*Though most know the new arena being built in Brooklyn as headquarters for the Brooklyn Nets NBA team, officials christened the Barclays Center on Thursday as New York’s gospel music headquarters at a tambourine-shaking press event complete with a rousing choir performance that had Barclays Center developer Bruce Ratner clapping along from his pew. “Gospel [...]
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