Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton's Sleepover Gimmick Brings Mayoral Candidates' Public Housing Promises to Forefront

Have you heard? Five of our courageous and compassionate mayoral candidates ventured into heart of darkness over the weekend-- into a land of "moldy walls ... urine-soaked elevators ... darkened hallways," as the Daily News noted, where they "braved rooms without air-conditioning, and endured shower ... More >>

Sharpton's Racket

The man who will never be mayor could decide who the next one will be

DNC Chair Tim Kaine Seemingly Unconcerned About Al Sharpton's Sabotaging New York Democrats

​Tim Kaine, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, has no problem with Al Sharpton's refusal to endorse Andrew Cuomo for governor. Derrick Plummer, a DNC spokesman, e-mailed the Voice, calling Sharpton "a trusted voice on issues of importance to millions of Americans." Plummer s ... More >>

Al Sharpton and the 'Times' Endorse Eric Schneiderman: You Gotta Be Kidding

​Can I start with the final straw and work my way backwards? While I was away on vacation last week, Al Sharpton, one of the worst tax scofflaws in New York, endorsed Eric Schneiderman for the state's top law enforcement office. No big deal. Any one of the four other Democrats running for att ... More >>

Al Sharpton Attacks Rush Limbaugh, the Last White Guy He Isn't In Bed With

​Thank God for Rush Limbaugh. So long as he's calling George Steinbrenner a "cracker" who "made a lot of African-Americans millionaires," there's still a white guy with power in America that Al Sharpton is free to attack. So yesterday, "Silent Al" found his voice and called Rush "repugnant." ... More >>

Barrett: Sharpton Scolds Maloney, and Naturally There's an Ulterior Motive

​Al Sharpton's rush to issue a statement this week denouncing Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney's use of the n-word in a magazine interview has once again made him a potential kingmaker. Thanks to Sharpton, Maloney may not stay in the 2010 senate race, making things easier for incumbent Kirsten Gillib ... More >>

Barrett: Let's Look at Al Sharpton's Shot at Runnin' Scared

​The last thing I want to do is get into a fight with sweet Rachel Noerdlinger, the spokeswoman for sour Al Sharpton. It's not her fault that the Rev refused to answer my questions about his bizarre bonding with Designated Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, but had Noerdlinger issue a mocking written res ... More >>

Sharpton Endorses Thompson, FWIW

Al Sharpton knows how to play this game. Though he endorsed the opposition last election, he has since been a good friend to Mayor Bloomberg for years, keeping reasonably quiet even when you'd expect him to talk up -- like during the term limits fight. "Al Sharpton has been very stabilizing influenc ... More >>

Dine and Dash: Memphis Hotel Says Al Sharpton Owes Them $87,300

If Al Sharpton owes you money, you better not count on collecting any time soon. Last year the Rev hosted a convention for his National News Network at the famous Peabody Hotel in Memphis -- and what a party it sounds like, with invited guests including Harry Belafonte, Mo'Nique and Danny Glover (th ... More >>

Sharpton Forced To Return Campaign Funds...To Himself

By Jana KasperkevicNothing much surprises us anymore about the charmed life of Reverend Al Sharpton, but even he must have wondered in recent weeks just how he gets away with it all. Hanging at the White House with Mike Bloomberg. The governor, David Paterson, launching his comeback rally at Sharpto ... More >>

Post: Sharpton to Pay $285K FEC Fine for 2004 Campaign Violations

The Federal Election Commission has been on Reverend Al Sharpton's case for years, and this morning the Post reports that the Feds will soon announce a deal with the minister, whereby he will pay $285,000 in fines for illegal handling of funds in his hilarious 2004 Democratic Presidential campaign. ... More >>

Barrett: Al Sharpton Gets an Apology

I owe Al Sharpton an apology. He was in rare form Monday night on NY1, ranting as if he had turned the clock back to his old sweat-suit days (NY1 actually ran classic footage of him in his favorite, all-black outfit). He took several runs at me during this extended interview and did manage to get on ... More >>

Pols, Press Party with Sharpton and His Corrupt Network

The governor of New York is having lunch today with a tax dodger who owes the state nearly a million dollars. The mayor is chowing down, too. Tomorrow the vice president will wrap his arms around the same celebrity cheat who stiffed the IRS for nearly $2 million. David Paterson, Mike Bloomberg and ... More >>

News' Juan Gonzalez: Sharpton Got a $500K Present

The odd-ball marriage of Al Sharpton and schools chancellor Joel Klein -- who have been teaming up to tout their version of education reforms since last summer-- resulted in a sweet $500,000 wedding gift for Sharpton's National Action Network, reports the Daily News' indefatigable Juan Gonzalez this ... More >>

Term Limits: Hey, Where Was Al Sharpton?

'Daily News': Dull on Sharpton

The Sean Bell Protests in the Papers: Peaceful and Orderly

'The Salon'

Cop Site: Where Is Sharpton Now?

Sharpton vs. NPR

Father of the Movement

How Al Sharpton rose from 'racial arsonist' to racial healer, and changed New York City

Freddy & Al: Brief Encounter

Rev. Al Weighs In On Subway Searches

Al's Secret Admirers

F.E.C. Filings reveal that Sharpton has friends with friends in high places

The Right Rallies For Al

Machiavellian minister wins DNC subsidies and plots mayoral moves

On a New High, Sharpton Hits a New Low

TV's Democratic minister of 'moral values' takes a hypocritical plunge

Shovin' It

Democrats and hardballing pundits, pleasantly embedded in the economic elite

The Debate: Believe It or Not

We Need You

It's Time to Call for New Black Leadership

From Sideshow to Big Tent

A Campaign Plan for Making Al Sharpton Matter

The 2002 Wacko Awards

The Sharpton Chronicles

Reverend Al Sharpton Is Furious About the Airing of a 1983 Drug Sting Videotape. On His Side?

Keepin' It Real?

Music Revolution or a King on the Loose?

Al Sharpton’s Jewish Problem

So What’s Not to Like?

Lunch With Arafat

Inside Al Sharpton’s Controversial Meeting With the Palestinian Leader

October 13: A Day of Protest

Al Sharpton and Others Rally for Peace

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Inside Al Sharpton’s Family Reunion

The Unfinished Mayoralty

David Dinkins Bares His Soul About Mark Green, Al Sharpton, a Black-Latino Coalition, Crown Heights, Rudy Giuliani, and His Own Legacy

President Sharpton

Reverend Al Sharpton Says He’ll Seek the Democratic Presidential Nomination. Right Guy for the Job?

King Sharpton Gets Courted

Feel-Good Rabbi Fetes Reverend, Lands Literacy Project

Coalition Confusion

McCall Crowns Ferrer, but Sharpton, Rivera, Rangel Skip the Coronation

Nader Reaches Out to Sharpton and the Black Vote

Green Party Candidate Starts Northeast Swing in Harlem

Fast-Food Politics

Jesse Jackson–Al Sharpton Beef Over Burger King Boycott

The Racist Factor

Exploiting Politics and Hysteria Over the Park Sex Attacks

Blaming the Bronx D. A.

Al Sharpton Privately Accused Robert Johnson of... "Throwing the Diallo Case"

The Talented Mr. Hardy

How a Self-Described 'Grunt' Went From Being Al Sharpton's Lawyer to Defending the Accused Killers of a Manhattan Millionaire

Reverend Norris's Big Mouth

After a long-awaited showdown with Hillary Clinton, an ally of Al Sharpton triggers a vicious debate about guilt by association

Do It My Way

The First Lady may not have the belly for a street fight with Rudy Giuliani. Enter Al Sharpton.

Respect Due

Father of the Movement

How Al Sharpton rose from 'racial arsonist' to racial healer, and changed New York City