Al Sharpton
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)
Known For
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Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
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Ali & Cavett: The Tale of the Tapes
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The Last Party
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Good Hair
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Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
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Street Fight
When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story
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The First Wave
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Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL
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The Subtext of a Yale Education
Speaker #2
Malcolm X
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Out From Ali's Shadow: The Larry Holmes Story
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Rudy! A Documusical
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The Greatest Lie Ever Sold
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One Night in Vegas
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Pursuit of Equality
James Brown: Soul Survivor
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A Tale of James Brown
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South to Black Power
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The Central Park Five
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Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid
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Maynard
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The Black List: Volume One
The Rhyme Master
Mr. Deeds
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Run For Cover
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Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
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91 Bullets in a Minute
The Reverend
Cold Feet
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Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
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Bamboozled
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
We the People: From Crispus Attucks to President Barack Obama
On the Shoulders of Giants
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James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
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Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
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Madea Goes to Jail
Let's Talk
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Uncle Tom
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Get Me Roger Stone
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Michael Jackson: The Inside Story - What Killed the King of Pop?
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Looking for Lenny
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Celsius 41.11
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The Black Godfather
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American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
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Woman in Motion
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Satan & Adam
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I Am MLK Jr.
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Hope & Fury: MLK, the Movement and the Media
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Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice
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Mr. Dynamite - The Rise of James Brown
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Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
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The After Party: The Last Party 3
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Race
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If I Die Tonight
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Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
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Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
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James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
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Abraham Obama
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Koch
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Atrocity Inc.
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WSJ Opinion Documentary: "Get the Jew": The Crown Heights Riot Revisited
Self - Civil rights activist
Prince: the Last Year of a Legend
Personal Info
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Known Credits
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Gender
Male
Birthday
1954-10-03
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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