Throughout his career, Sharpton challenged the American political establishment to include all people in the dialogue.
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Reverend Al Sharpton
African-American Preacher & Activist; Foremost Civil Rights Leader; Radio Host on SiriusXM Urban View
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Rev. Al Sharpton is one of America’s most-renowned civil rights leaders. Sharpton’s strong commitment to equality and progressive politics has had an irrefutable impact on national politics, evidenced by his noteworthy Presidential run as a U.S. Democratic candidate in 2004 and his compelling speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts.
Throughout his career, Sharpton challenged the American political establishment to include all people in the dialogue, regardless of race, gender, class or beliefs. In February 2007, Sharpton was called “the most prominent civil rights activist in the nation” by the New York Daily News. Few political figures have been more visible during the last two decades than Sharpton, even catching the eye of Conservative pundit Rush Limbaugh, who said on his own radio program that “Sharpton has the best shot of anyone at becoming the Limbaugh of the Left.” Sharpton’s daily radio show, “Keeping it Real,” is broadcast in more than 40 U.S. markets: www.sharptontalk.net
Limbaugh is not the only one touting Sharpton’s oratory and political skills. Adam Nagourney, chief national political writer at The New York Times, called Sharpton “smart, articulate, and eloquent…. As anyone that has ever heard him talk from a pulpit can testify, Sharpton is a man with a heart and firm ideological beliefs…. He has a command of politics that rivals some of the great New York party bosses, and no less significant, he has an understanding of the way the press works that rivals more than a few city editors.”
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An Evening With Reverend Al Sharpton
