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  • BIRTH 03/10/1954
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 13
  • MOVIES 18

Al Sharpton

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."

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Al Sharpton

Shows (13)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Himself
Boston Legal
Boston Legal
Reverend Al Sharpton
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
Star
Star
Rev. Al Sharpton
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Time: The Kalief Browder Story
Self
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
Self
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report
Self / Self (archive footage from Rosa Parks funeral)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
America: the Story of Us
America: the Story of Us
Al Sharpton / Rev. Al Sharpton
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Self

Movies (18)

Mr. Deeds
Mr. Deeds
The Rhyme Master
Madea Goes to Jail
Madea Goes to Jail
Self
James Brown: Soul Survivor
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Loving Neverland
Loving Neverland
Self (archive footage)
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown
Self
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
Self
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali
Self
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved Boston
James Brown - The Night James Brown Saved…
Self
The After Party: The Last Party 3
The After Party: The Last Party 3
Self
The Black Godfather
The Black Godfather
Self
I Am MLK Jr.
I Am MLK Jr.
Self
The Black List: Volume One
The Black List: Volume One
Himself
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop…
Self
The First Wave
The First Wave
Self (archive footage)
One Night in Vegas
One Night in Vegas
Self
Maynard
Maynard
Self
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Woman in Motion
Woman in Motion
Self