al sharpton
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Watch: Al Sharpton Teaches Us How to Take a Proper Selfie
We all know the Rev. Al Sharpton as one of the leaders of the civil rights movement. In fact, in October 2017, The Root invited the Rev to our office to interview him about his 50 years of service in civil rights, and he told us about the time he was stabbed while marching. To…
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Man Convicted in Infamous ’80s Racial Slaying in NYC Commits Suicide: Report
The perpetrator in one of the most notorious race-related killings in New York City—a case that many say catapulted Al Sharpton to national fame and made the neighborhood of Howard Beach in the city’s Queens borough go down in infamy—has died at age 48. More than 30 years ago, 17-year-old Jon Lester was convicted of…
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Watch: Al Sharpton on That Time He Was Stabbed During a March
Cheers are in order for the living legend, the Rev. Al Sharpton, as he celebrates 50 years in the civil rights movement. Sharpton is one of the most recognizable activists from the movement and continues to fight the good fight, despite having been stabbed, jailed, indicted and ridiculed throughout his tenure. When Sharpton was 13…
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Al Sharpton Explains Why His Thirst-Trap Selfies Might Steal Your Great-Auntie
Listen, if you’re not following the Rev. Al Sharpton on social media, what are you doing with your life? Lately, the civil rights leader has been posting selfies like the one above, and while he thinks it’s just a harmless promotion of a healthy lifestyle, the internet, namely black Twitter, thought it was hilarious meme…
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Omarosa Receives Tepid Response at NAN Luncheon; Angela Rye Says Trump’s ‘Piss Ain’t Rain’
Omarosa Manigault-Newman is one brave woman. She has to be to step into the makeshift house of justice and represent Team Trump. But that’s exactly what she did Thursday at the annual Women’s Power Luncheon at the National Action Network Convention in New York City, which featured a plethora of powerful ladies, like super stylist…
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National Action Network to Lead We Shall Not Be Moved: The March 2017 on Washington
Six days before Donald Trump’s inauguration, a coalition of civil rights groups led by the National Action Network will march to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., to remind Trump and Congress that the fight for civil rights continues. On Jan. 14 the Rev. Al Sharpton’s NAN will lead groups including the…
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Nate Parker’s ‘R’ Scarlet Letter Belonged to Mike Tyson 25 Years Ago
Twenty-five years ago this summer, black America had to deal with a very serious allegation: that boxing powerhouse Mike Tyson, in Indianapolis to lend public support to the Miss Black America pageant, raped one of the contestants, Desiree Washington. A late-night encounter between the two in Tyson’s hotel room clearly went the wrong way, and…
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What Would Nat Turner Do?
When I was 9 years old, my closest friend was a swaggering, wayward, foul-mouthed Puerto Rican who counterbalanced those attributes by also being smart, precocious and charming. He was the coolest kid in my building, and it flattered my fragile ego that he chose me, a sports-obsessed bookworm, to be his sidekick. For a few…
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Al Sharpton on Nate Parker: Hollywood Trying to ‘Smear the Messenger’
The Rev. Al Sharpton has pledged not to let Hollywood “discredit” and block actor Nate Parker’s plans to release his upcoming film The Birth of a Nation, which tells the story of an 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner. The movie, which won national praise from critics after its debut at the Sundance Film…