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Liberals Rally to Build Enthusiasm for Midterms

Oct 2nd 2010 – 8:41PM
J. Scott Applewhite, AP

J. Scott Applewhite, AP

WASHINGTON -- Thousands of demonstrators from around the country rallied on the National Mall Saturday in a passionate and determined display to build enthusiasm for liberal causes and candidates one month before the midterm elections.

Opinion: Why I Joined Glenn Beck's Rally

Aug 30th 2010 – 5:03PM

(Aug. 30) -- The 2010 election cycle is likely to be filled with mystery, wonder and surprise. Both major parties, the tea party movement and myriad other groups will be vying to have their voices heard above the political din. Saturday continued the noise. Two rallies descended upon Washington, D.C., marking the 47th...

Al Sharpton Leads Counter-Rally on King Anniversary, Answering Beck Group

Aug 28th 2010 – 4:23PM
Jim Watson, AFP / Getty Images

Jim Watson, AFP / Getty Images

Blocks away from a huge rally by conservative activists, civil right leader Al Sharpton led a counter-protest to honor the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who galvanized the civil rights movement 47 years ago with his "I have a dream speech."

Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally Draws Thousands

Aug 28th 2010 – 1:17PM
Alex Brandon, AP

Alex Brandon, AP

(Aug. 28) -- On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, at the spot Martin Luther King Jr. spoke 47 years ago, conservative commentator Glenn Beck told a huge "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday that the United States has "wandered in the darkness" for too long.

Detroit Girl's Death Called a 'Breaking Point' at Funeral

May 22nd 2010 – 2:18PM
John T. Greilick, The Detroit News / AP

John T. Greilick, The Detroit News / AP

DETROIT (May 22) -- Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton gave a rousing eulogy Saturday for a 7-year-old girl killed in a police raid, challenging the hundreds of mourners to take responsibility and help stop a spiral of violence that has swept the city. Sharpton lobbed some criticism at Detroit police, whose...

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WATCH: 'SNL' Takes On Al Sharpton

May 20th 2012 - 12:07PM

The latest episode of "Saturday Night Live" took on Al Sharpton, portraying the MSNBC host as someone who just doesn't understand the news.

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Gene Marks: What I Learned From Going Viral

By Gene Marks May 02nd 2012 - 11:40AM

Back in December I wrote this blog and it went viral.

al sharpton News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 Black groups, Sharpton, lawmakers launch campaign to... Source: FOX News Alarmed by the recent hazing death of a Florida A&M University band student, a coalition of black fraternities and sororities joined with civil rights leader Al Sharpton and others in pledging to work harder to end the practice.
  • 05/31/12 Rev. Al ‘court'ed as judge Source: New York City News - New York NY The Rev. Al Sharpton took meetings in Hollywood several years ago as part of an accused drug dealer's plan to turn him from a civil-rights activist into a TV judge.
  • 05/30/12 Nocturne in Black and White Source: Canada Freepress The respected black commentator and philosopher Thomas Sowell has described the growing toll of black-on-white violence as a race war.
  • 05/29/12 Mark Levin Calls for Al Sharpton to be Fired for... Source: NewsBusters.org As NewsBusters reported Saturday, Al Sharpton on his radio show last week suggested Republicans want to commit genocide on African-Americans.
  • 05/29/12 Jimmy Henchman Trial Day 8 – Government Focuses On... Source: 24 Hour Hip Hop The eighth day of testimony continues today (May 29) in the federal cocaine distribution trial of James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond.

Background on al sharpton

Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and television/radio talk show host.

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