Corporations Bankroll Sharpton's 60th Birthday Bash
Al Sharpton turned 60 last Friday. That's a psychological landmark in any man's life. But if the New York-based civil rights activist, preacher, politician and media star is feeling blue, he can...
View ArticleParty Out of Bounds: Sharpton Lawyer Rubenstein Accused of Rape
For Al Sharpton, October 1-3 was a 60th birthday celebration to savor. But the most memorable part of that occasion may have been something definitely not on the itinerary. Last Wednesday night,...
View ArticleAG Nominee Loretta Lynch Had Mixed Reaction to Duke Lacrosse Rape Case
Loretta Lynch, who has been nominated by President Obama to replace Eric Holder as Attorney General, took part in a 2007 panel discussion at Duke Law School prompted by the Duke lacrosse rape case....
View ArticleWalmart Asked to Stop Bankrolling Sharpton After New York Police Murders
Here is a letter I sent today to C. Douglas McMillon, Walmart President and CEO:We ask that Walmart end its financial support of Al Sharpton and his organization, the National Action Network (NAN). The...
View ArticleSharpton's Shakedowns Get Scrutiny
Getting attention is our request that Walmart and other big companies stop funding Al Sharpton and his organization, the National Action Network (NAN), in the wake of the police murders in New York...
View ArticleNew Sharpton Book Coming February 15
Timing is everything. And in this 300+ page book titled Sharpton, A Demagogue's Rise, longtime Sharpton watcher and critic Carl F. Horowitz could not be more timely.The cold-blooded murder of two New...
View ArticleSharpton's Tax Problems Get More Scrutiny
I was a guest this morning on Fox & Friends to discuss Al Sharpton's longstanding practice of not paying his taxes. Here's the video:Watch the latest video at...
View ArticleFox & Friends Interview Kicks Off Publication of 'Sharpton: A Demagogue's Rise'
NLPC's Carl Horowitz talked about Al Sharpton's access to the White House, and his new book Al Sharpton: A Demagogue's Rise, on "Fox & Friends" this morning. Here's the video:Watch the latest video...
View ArticleHidden Video Captures Eric Garner Daughter Blasting Sharpton
Achieving justice, Al Sharpton-style, isn’t cost-free. And even his natural allies are admitting that the New York-based civil rights leader-provocateur can’t say “no” when it comes to money. This...
View ArticleJustice Department Hurls Charges at Ferguson Police, but Clears Officer Wilson
Eric Holder is on his way out as U.S. attorney general, but he wants to leave a reminder of his legacy. Unfortunately, it is a legacy of willful racial polarization heavily driven by his ally, Al...
View ArticleSharpton Documents Lost in Mysterious Fires
Today at National Review Online, Jillian Kay Melchior revisits two mysterious fires at Al Sharpton’s offices, in 1997 and 2003. In both, important documents were allegedly destroyed. Melchior deserves...
View ArticleNASCAR Asked to End Sharpton Support in Wake of Ferguson Police Shootings
I have sent this letter to Brian France, Chief Executive Office of NASCAR:We ask that NASCAR end its financial support of Al Sharpton and his organization, the National Action Network (NAN). According...
View ArticlePolice Shootings in Ferguson Bear Mark of Holder, Sharpton
If civil rights activism is now the art of establishing guilt for self-defense (by whites) and innocence for assault (by blacks), Ferguson, Missouri is the primary testing grounds. The reaction by the...
View ArticleSharpton Visits South Carolina; Will Violence Follow?
Like clockwork, Al Sharpton, race-hustler extraordinaire, is positioning himself as an “adviser” to the family of Walter Scott, the black man fatally shot from behind on April 4 by a white police...
View ArticleBaltimore Violence is Obama’s Failed Legacy on Race
As our first African-American president, Barack Obama had the opportunity to personify the final triumph of civil rights, and in the process, become a celebrated and historic figure. Instead, his...
View ArticleWill Rush to Judgment in Baltimore Lead to More Rioting?
In Baltimore, the ashes have cooled; the curfew has ended; the National Guardsmen have left; and Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have gone home. But the appearance of normalcy is misleading. For the...
View ArticleSharpton Daughter Sues NYC for $5 Million over Sprained Ankle
“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” goes the adage. In Al Sharpton’s family, the words are doubly true. This past weekend, Dominique Sharpton, the eldest of Reverend Al’s two adult daughters,...
View ArticleSharpton Launches Capitol Hill Lobbying Blitz
“I want to make a difference” is a common statement of purpose for coming to work in the nation’s capital. Al Sharpton, no stranger to Washington during the Obama years, wants to make a difference....
View Article'Civil Rights' Activists, DOJ Distort Reality in Death of Georgia Black Teen
Railroading innocent persons into prison, or extracting outsized cash settlements from them, is now a defining feature of what passes for civil rights in America. The possibility of such an outcome...
View ArticleBlack Lives Matter Activists Sabotage Public Order, Intimidate Critics
The politics of racial grievance took center stage in 2015. Leading the way was an ad hoc nationwide group known as Black Lives Matter (BLM). Menacing, confrontational and adept in social media, its...
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