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Video: Obama Says Vilsack ‘Jumped the Gun’ on Sherrod
In his first broadcast network interview about the Shirley Sherrod controversy, President Barack Obama says he’s called on his aides and Cabinet members to practice a more patient, deliberative style of governance so that this kind of rush-to-judgment won’t happen again.
Read MoreWATCH: Black Republican Calls NAACP “Useful Idiots”
Post by Al Sharpton in - Headlines on Jul 21, 2010 at 12:20 am
After the NAACP passed a resolution declaring the tea party to be a “racist” organization, you knew that Allen West would have something to say.
After all, he’s one (if not the only?) tea party-backed congressional candidate who’s African-American. If the tea party is racist, then West’s
Read MoreIt’s Never Too Late To Honor a Fallen Hero
Post by Al Sharpton in - Headlines on Jul 20, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Military scholar Col. Charles D. Allen (Army, Ret.) on how the late Vernon Baker and other black Medal of Honor winners finally got the recognition they deserved.
NAACP Receives Racist Death Threat After Tea Party Resolution
Post by Al Sharpton in - Headlines on Jul 19, 2010 at 12:34 pm
After the passing of this week’s resolution to encourage Tea Party leaders to repudiate racism within their ranks, the NAACP …
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A classic RUN DMC record said they all want to be down with the king, but tonight only one team in the NBA will have that honor.
Read MoreWatch Al Sharpton Live On Keepin It Real
Post by Al Sharpton in - Sharpton on Jul 8, 2010 at 9:50 am
Watch Al Sharpton Live On Keepin It Real
Read MoreNew Book, “Acting White,” Claims Integration Ruined Black Education
Post by Al Sharpton in - Headlines on Jul 8, 2010 at 9:32 am
Author Stewart Buck has a new book, “Acting White: The Ironic Legacy Of Desegregation” in which he claims that integration has had a negative affect on African-American education.Richard Thompson Ford at Slate wrote this about the book:
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Even though LeBron James going to Chicago with Carlos Boozer would make them the most formidable team in the Eastern Conference, if not the league, I don’t see it happening. As T.I. pointed out, there is that nagging Michael Jordan legacy that I think will keep him out of a Bulls uniform. And if Chris Bosh thought James was going to Chicago he’d have followed him there in my humble opinion.
Read MoreVIDEO: Oakland’s Small Businesses Brace for Oscar Grant Verdict
Post by Al Sharpton in - Headlines on Jul 8, 2010 at 8:09 am
Black-and-white posters of Oscar Grant’s smiling face are plastered on many downtown shop windows, especially on 17th Street, which suffered the most damage after riots broke out to protest the deadly police shooting that killed the 22-year-old butcher’s apprentice on New Year’s Day last year.
Read MoreSharpton to ‘lead us in prayer for all youth’ July 11
Post by Al Sharpton in - Sharpton on Jul 8, 2010 at 8:06 am
“Everyone in the community is invited to attend and parents, grandparents and concerned citizens are encouraged to bring their children to this worship service for a time of prayer and encouragement,” the release said.
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