Here are some of the stand-out quotes from Day 2 of the National Action Network Convention. Rev. Al Sharpton Founder of National Action Network “I didn’t know there were any black folks in Iowa,” when referring to the Dean of the University of Northern Iowa, who happens to be Black, Dr. Dwight C. Watson “When […]
New York — When political commentator and radio show host Sean Hannity walked in to face-off against Rev. Al Sharpton in “The Great Debate” at the National Action Network’s 20th Anniversary Convention, the crowd gave him a welcome suited for a sports team on the road. “‘I thought you guys were here to root for […]
By Richard Nieva NEW YORK — A schism between old and new forms of Black media broke open today at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s 2011 National Action Network convention over the issue of Black ownership of media.
The year is coming to an end; and with so many stories posted on this site; it’s easy to forget where some of our best discussions came from. But, as always, we were able to track down our top 10 most commented stories for the year. Take a look at some of the back and […]
BALTIMORE — City police said Monday they fear foul play in the disappearance of a North Carolina teen who went missing while spending Christmas break with relatives in Baltimore. Phylicia Barnes, 16, was reported missing on Dec. 28. Investigators said she disappeared from the Reisterstown Square Apartments in the 6500 block of Eberle Drive, an […]
NEW YORK — A catastrophic flood emptied New Orleans of much of its black youth. Powerful social forces may be doing a similar thing to places like Harlem and Chicago’s South Side. Over the past decade, the inner-city neighborhoods that have served for generations as citadels of African-American life and culture have been steadily draining […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton unleashed a formal assault on Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. today, accusing it of dredging up old tax debts for his civil rights organization in retaliation for holding his Reclaim the Dream rally the same day as Fox News TV host Glenn Beck’s Restoring Honor event, which took place at the foot […]
The Rev. Al Sharpton has created his own media company and will launch a Sunday-morning syndicated TV show, he told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.
The Rev. Al Sharpton will host a weekly syndicated TV program focusing on education. ESH Holdings, a new minority-owned multimedia company, says the half-hour news and information magazine, called “Education SuperHighway,” will target parents, educators and students.
COLUMBIA, S.C.– Civil rights leaders said Friday that school districts around the Southeast should scrap plans to use the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to make up for snow days, calling the decision an insult to the civil rights icon’s legacy. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, among others, said schools in […]
August 28 will mark the 47th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s seminal “I Have a Dream” speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. The occasion, however, will be marked by an orator of a decidedly different stripe standing at the foot of the memorial’s marble steps: Glenn Beck, frontman of the populist conservative Tea […]
