The Rev. Al Sharpton listens during an interview at his office, Thursday, July 30, 2020, in New York. For more than three decades, Sharpton, 65, has been an advocate for Black American families seeking justice in the wake of violence that highlight systemic racism.
The man who helped popularize the 1980s cry, “No justice, no peace,” is putting himself at the center of a new wave of activism, in a new millennium.For more than three decades, Sharpton, 65, has been a go-to advocate for Black American families seeking justice and peace in the wake of violence and countless incidents that highlight systemic racism.
The Al Sharpton who grabbed the spotlight in the 1980s was a rotund young man in a track suit, his neck garlanded by a chain and medallion and his hair in a pompadour -- a remnant of his days as James Brown’s tour manager. And in 1989, Sharpton’s attention was drawn to the death of Yusuf Hawkins, a Black teenager fatally shot after being confronted by a mob of white youths in Bensonhurst, a historically Italian-American neighborhood of Brooklyn.As explored in the recent HBO documentary, “Storm Over Brooklyn,” Sharpton’s work on the Hawkins case was widely seen as the main cause of flared tensions between Black and white communities in New York City.
Today, the track suits and chains are long gone, replaced by tailored suits over a frame that is less than half the size of what it once was. But the fire is still there. “One of the follies of youth, including me when I was young, is you think you’re the first one to do what you do,” Sharpton said. “There ain’t nothing new. If you don’t have that kind of back and forward , which Dr. King used to call creative tension, then you ain’t got no movement.”
And the racebaiter just called trump supporters slaves
This corrupt man should be in prison.
Reading through replies demonstrate the Vast majority of the commenting public knows/understands Reverend Sharpton is a self serving race huckster. The real question is why does AP (other MSM) still give him a platform to continue his shtick? Any answers?
Race hustler....$$$$
Sharpton is not a good person. He has no interest in unity and has made a career out of exploiting and outright lying in an effort to keep racial tensions frenzied. Sharpton is all about Sharpton
Pay your taxes
He isn't an activist, he's a corrupt tax evader who profits off of racism and riots.
Does he have Twana Brawley at his side? Charlatan and provocateur.
It's all about the money with this one.
He is a racial ambulance chaser. Follow the money.
He isn’t mistaken on this
He’s irrelevant
Who else can start a career based on a lie? Tawana Brawley
yurikageyama Perhaps if you tied it to the 2nd POTUS John Adams instead of Sharpton it would have more traction? No justice, no security. And by extension, innocents (friends/family) harmed by the 'Justice' system should take revenge. (See John Locke for why)
Slick Al
We are not predicting anything. But old people read meaning in daily events. 3 civil rights pioneer have died one after another at this time of blm unrest and rising black power expressed in violence, looting, rioting. The death of the 3 means the civil rights fight has gone down
He’s still an idiot
In time, we all meet our Lord. Whether 🙏🏾🙏🏼🙏 we face🕍🕌⛪️ in time.
Peaceful words of the late, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Come over you. MLK.Jr. Would ask our Savior Jesus Christ, for peace across our Nation, The UNITED States of AMERICA 🇺🇸 MLK, Jr. Would use calming words, if walking amongst his followers 🙏🏾🙏🏼🗽 The world watches and listens.
When is he going to prison for millions of $ in tax evasion?
Hey Aaron, fact-check on your little tweet there: What Sharpton does is called 'hustling', and what he produces are called 'scams'. Look up Tawana Brawley, learn something. Oh that's right I forgot, you're not interested in the truth. You have a narrative to peddle.
He a ambulance chaser
I think he learn that from MLK
Grifters keep on grifting.
This man oh boy ? Advocate peace not violence Specially being a minister
this will turn out well.
Ask him about Tawana Brawley. Between Sharpton, Reid and Williams, MSNBC has no credibility.
AL Sharpton is a race hustler, nothing more.
Hey, Rev.! No bacon, no breakfast!
Racist grifter gonna grift.
Did he ever pay his back taxes?
Those who chant. No justice No peace. Don't want eaither ----EVH show
Better fact check this statement ... I think he and Jessie owe lotz of taxes!
This guy is a racist and ridiculous
Always where the money is , sad trash of black community never has he help anyone
The face of racism. Just saying when he gets involved it hurts the movement. Just to be relevant, he brings so must hate to the table. Starts calling for charges that will never stand in court. Then calls it injustice, when he is apart of the broken system. factcheck
Who takes this charlatan racist seriously? By the way, pay your taxes.
The world will be better off if he was in the center or the ocean.
Oops he forgot to pay his taxes! Not my hero!
Wonder if he paid his 3.4 million in back taxes yet
I can’t stand this man. Tawana Brawley.
The story that made Sharpton famous ...
So is he actually 78 or 65?
Unfortunately, he taught the masterclass in protest, get nothing done.
He is a race baiter looking for his next payoff.
End it all AL is not the answer
Is he still in the coke business?
He also still beleives in Tawana Brawley
Didn't Sharpton start a riot that got people murdered?
anti-semite race baiter
Tawana Brawley.....
He is a bigot. He is an opportunist. He is a fraud.
Hasn’t he stolen enough peoples money!?
This guy has been solving problems for years now. Welcome to the party Al! We missed you
Hypocrite who is probably out of money
Al Sharpton engaged in a blood libel against Jews and ignited race riots that resulted in people getting killed. He's one of the biggest racists and professional race-baiters in modern history.
hahahahahahaha
His credibility ended with Tawana Brawley. Race Hustling is his only game.
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Still waiting for proof on the Tawana Brawley case.
how about you let the people who actually have integrity handle this one, Al.
That’s one way to put it. Another way is Al Sharpton is looking for a raise.
And perhaps his life on the dreaded line.
Sharpton is a parasite
Scum
His days are coming to an end soon as many blacks are realizing that they’ve been sold out by slick Al a along time ago.
Race hustling grifter
He started out as a charlatan. I see no evidence of reform.
Pay your taxes
Al Sharpton: Racial arsonist, tax cheat, a man who has made enough to buy a private jet, through sowing racial division, racial extortion and anarchy. There fixed it for you.
all due respect, he’s on MSNBC, his work is severely limited
Shocking
At this time, let us pause to remember people murdered in violence incited by Al Sharpton. Mostly POC. SayTheirNames Kareem Brunner Garnette Ramantar Olga Garcia Angelina Marrero Cynthia Martinez Luz Ramos Mayra Rentas Yankel Rosenbaum Rafael Ramos Wenjian Liu There are more
Well thats where the money is.
One of the biggest frauds in history!!!
Al Sharpton, a man who never paid his taxes
I want to see his tax returns.... Did he pay his taxes yet
Al Sharpton isn’t interested in anything but himself. The black community needs to elevate BurgessOwens JackBrewerBSI HerschelWalker RepVernonJones ClarenceHenderson DanielCameronAG SenatorTimScott as role models for the youth of America. RNC2020Convention
Opportunist
Still shaking people down for $. Total conman.
“The Rev”....that part of the story the AP adds...Ha!
Grifter gonna grift.
Biden needs to go to Wisconsin. Where a mask!!!
Al Sharpton: an anti-Semite from waaay back. BTW-FBI Stats: There were 511 officers killed in felonious incidents & 540 offenders from 2004-2013. Offenders: 52% White. 43% Black. IOW -Proportionately Blacks far outnumber Whites killing officers.
Race hustler, Sharpton is. A narcissist par excellence... and the best way to deal with a narcissist is to suffocate them of attention. Deny Sharpton media presence and his relevance will wither away, as it should.
He should pay the $4M he owes in taxes first.
Rev Al....smells $$
He’s gotsta get paydddd
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