Biography
Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, television/radio talk show host and a former White House adviser for President Barack Obama. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin' It Real, and he makes regular guest appearances cable news television. In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show. In 2015, the program was shifted to Sunday mornings. Sharpton's supporters praise "his ability and willingness to defy the power structure that is seen as the cause of their suffering" and consider him "a man who is willing to tell it like it is". Former Mayor of New York City Ed Koch, a one-time foe, said that Sharpton deserves the respect he enjoys among black Americans: "He is willing to go to jail for them, and he is there when they need him." President Barack Obama said that Sharpton is "the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden." A 2013 Zogby Analytics poll found that one quarter of African Americans said that Sharpton speaks for them. His critics describe him as "a political radical who is to blame, in part, for the deterioration of race relations". Sociologist Orlando Patterson has referred to him as a racial arsonist, while liberal columnist Derrick Z. Jackson has called him the black equivalent of Richard Nixon and Pat Buchanan. Sharpton sees much of the criticism as a sign of his effectiveness. "In many ways, what they consider criticism is complimenting my job," he said. "An activist's job is to make public civil rights issues until there can be a climate for change." (Wikipedia)
Acted in 14
2010s
- 2016
- 2015
- 2011
On the Shoulders of Giants
Movie
2000s
- 2005
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
Movie
- 2004
- 2003
James Brown: Soul Survivor
Movie
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
Let's Talk
Movie
1990s
- 1992
Appearances86
2020s
- 2024
Atrocity Inc.
Self - Civil Rights Activist
"Get the Jew": The Crown Heights Riot Revisited (WSJ Opinion Documentary)
Self
James Brown: Say It Loud
Self · 4 episodes
- 2023
When Truth Isn't Truth: The Rudy Giuliani Story
Self
Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World
Self · 4 episodes
- 2022
Loudmouth
Self
The Greatest Lie Ever Sold: George Floyd and the Rise of BLM
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Tuskegee Airmen: Legacy of Courage
Self
Woman in Motion
Self
- 2020
By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem
Self · 4 episodes
Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn
Self
American Trial: The Eric Garner Story
Self
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
United We Stand: The Ali Summit
self
I Am MLK Jr.
Self
Martin Luther King by Trevor Mcdonald
Self
- 2017
Maynard
Self
- 2016
- 2015
Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice
Self - National Action Network
- 2014
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
Self
91 Bullets in a Minute
Self
- 2013
Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Self
Koch
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2012
The Central Park Five
Self (archive footage)
- 2011
PoliticsNation
Self · 7 episodes
The After Party: The Last Party 3
Self
Looking for Lenny
Self (archive footage)
- 2010
Race
Self
One Night in Vegas
Self
2000s
- 2009
Joy Behar: Say Anything!
Himself · 2 episodes
Moonwalking: The True Story of Michael Jackson - Uncensored
Self
Abraham Obama
Self
Shooting Star(s): The Rise of Hip Hop Photographer Johnny Nunez
Self
- 2008
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
Self
The Black List: Volume One
Self
- 2007
The Jena 6
Self
- 2006
- 2005
Pursuit of Equality
Self
Street Fight
Self
- 2004
Celsius 41.11
Self (archive footage)
Tanner on Tanner
Self · 2 episodes
- 2003
- 2001
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
The Subtext of a Yale Education
Self
- 1997
- 1996
MS NOW Reports
Self · 1 episode
- 1995
Run For Cover
Himself
- 1994
- 1993
The Last Party
Self
1940s
- 1947
