Al Sharpton [181934] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.7413 Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA Birthday: 1954-10-03 Age: 70 years Movies: 61 Links: Homepage, IMDB Biography: Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, television/radio talk show host and a former White House adviser for President Barack Obama. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin' It Real, and he makes regular guest appearances cable news television. In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show. In 2015, the program was shifted to Sunday mornings. Sharpton's supporters praise "his ability and willingness to defy the power structure that is seen as the cause of their suffering" and consider him "a man who is willing to tell it like it is". Former Mayor of New York City Ed Koch, a one-time foe, said that Sharpton deserves the respect he enjoys among black Americans: "He is willing to go to jail for them, and he is there when they need him." President Barack Obama said that Sharpton is "the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden." A 2013 Zogby Analytics poll found that one quarter of African Americans said that Sharpton speaks for them. His critics describe him as "a political radical who is to blame, in part, for the deterioration of race relations". Sociologist Orlando Patterson has referred to him as a racial arsonist, while liberal columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has called him the black equivalent of Richard Nixon and Pat Buchanan. Sharpton sees much of the criticism as a sign of his effectiveness. "In many ways, what they consider criticism is complimenting my job," he said. "An activist's job is to make public civil rights issues until there can be a climate for change." (Wikipedia) WSJ Opinion Docu2024-10-07 Atrocity Inc.2024-10-07 Carville: Winnin2024-10-11 South to Black P2023-11-28 When Truth Isn't2023-02-19 The Greatest Lie2022-10-12 Behind the Shiel2022-09-23 Rudy! A Documusi2022-06-09 The First Wave2021-11-19 Blood Brothers: 2021-09-08 Tuskegee Airmen:2021-02-10 Yusuf Hawkins: S2020-08-12 Uncle Tom2020-06-19 American Trial: 2020-05-29 The Black Godfat2019-06-06 Woman in Motion2021-02-02 Satan & Adam2018-04-20 I Am MLK Jr.2018-04-04 Hope & Fury: MLK2018-03-24 Martin Luther Ki2018-03-22 Ali & Cavett: Th2018-08-02 Prince: the Last2018-01-02 Maynard2017-11-16 Get Me Roger Sto2017-04-23 A Tale of James 2016-01-23 Brave Spaces: Pe2015-02-18 James Brown - Th2014-11-08 91 Bullets in a 2014-08-19 Mr. Dynamite - T2014-04-27 We the People: F2014-02-11 Koch2013-02-01 The Central Park2012-05-24 Evocateur: The M2013-06-07 The After Party:2011-04-01 On the Shoulders2011-02-11 Looking for Lenn2011-01-01 Race2010-12-13 One Night in Veg2010-09-07 Michael Jackson:2010-01-26 If I Die Tonight2009-09-06 Moonwalking: The2009-07-27 Madea Goes to Ja2009-02-20 Abraham Obama2009-02-05 Good Hair2009-10-09 Shooting Star(s)2009-01-01 Dean and Me: Roa2008-10-25 James Brown - Th2008-04-05 The Black List: 2008-01-22 The Untold Story2005-08-17 Pursuit of Equal2005-04-24 Street Fight2005-04-23 Celsius 41.112004-10-22 James Brown: Sou2003-10-29 Mr. Deeds2002-06-28 Bamboozled2000-10-06 Let's Talk2000-02-01 The Subtext of a1999-09-24 Cold Feet1999-08-06 Run For Cover1995-05-12 The Last Party1993-08-27 Malcolm X1992-11-18