Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton Campaign Owes US Nearly $500,000: Audit

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Federal auditors have concluded the Rev. Al Sharpton's 2004 campaign owes the government nearly $500,000 for illegal donations and ...

Audit: Sharpton Owes Government $500,000 From 2004 Campaign

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Federal auditors have concluded the Rev. Al Sharpton's 2004 campaign owes the government nearly $500,000 for illegal donations and ...

Keep It On the D.L.

Danny Groner | Posted 11.02.2008 | Media


Danny Groner

Hughley is quickly growing into his own.

The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Can We Get Some New Talking Heads?

Jeffrey Jena | Posted 10.23.2008 | Media


Jeffrey Jena

I would like to start a list of the talking heads both left and right that we would like to see banned from all news outlets. I am tired of spin morons who offer only party talking points and no original thought or intellectual honesty.

Why Some Racists like Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.22.2008 | Home


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Not long after Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama tossed his hat in the presidential rink back in February 2007, an odd, even bizarre thi...

Greta Van Susteren Makes Up With Al Sharpton, Slams Convention Coverage, And Talks Twitter: Our Interview

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 09.01.2008 | Media


The rift between Greta Van Susteren and Reverend Al Sharpton has healed — with the Reverend planting nine conciliatory kisses on Greta's neck in...

Third Screen: The Black List Is Beautiful -- an Interview with Elvis Mitchell

Vickie Karp | Posted 08.24.2008 | Entertainment


Vickie Karp

Mitchell: I said [to the celebrities we interviewed] "we just want to take this look at black life, and talk about your life, and get you on camera."

Sharpton Joins Call For First-Day-Of-School Boycott

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | Posted 08.11.2008 | Chicago


Al Sharpton has now endorsed the call by Reverend/state senator James Meeks for students to boycott the first day of school, a protest against educati...

McCain Takes Advantage Of Dems' Divide On Education

Alexander Russo | Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics


Alexander Russo

For years now, there has been a deep internal tension between two education groups. To put pressure on the candidates, both factions decided to roll out dueling manifestos during the same week in June.

Who Should Blog? Assembling the Most Important Voices in Environmentalism Today

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 07.20.2008 | Green


Olivia Zaleski

As the search for the movement's voice continues, the Green Team would greatly appreciate your help. We want to know: who do you want to see write for HuffPo Green? And why? Who gets your vote? Who gets your veto? Big names? Little names? We want them all. Then there's the issue of "diversity" . . .

Miley Cyrus Bike, Celebrities On Bikes, Politicians Biking, Famous People On Bikes

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 07.14.2008 | Green


Olivia Zaleski

Whether influential, intriguing or simply offensive, these celebrities, politicians and pop culture icons have caught my eye for helping the planet, saving money on gas and looking sweet atop the seat.

Random Thoughts

Andy Ostroy | Posted 07.12.2008 | Politics


Andy Ostroy

To the Stock Market: enough already.

The Notable And Notorious -- On Bicycles!

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 07.07.2008 | Green


Olivia Zaleski

Inspired by such high-profile cyclists as Obama, Fey and Einstein, I've set to work amassing a comprehensive archive of 100 people we know, love--perhaps even despise--atop the bike.

Sharpton Gets After Nader for Getting After Obama

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

To hold Obama to the standard of a fringe political maverick is disingenuous at best and dishonest at worst. He has to be judged by the political standards of a mainstream Democrat.

Resistance is Futile

Chez Pazienza | Posted 06.24.2008 | Media


Chez Pazienza

A recent article entitled "Empathy Deficit Disorder: Do You Suffer From It?" documented, via testimonials from the dumbest women imaginable, a "condition" a lot cooler and less threatening than sociopathy.

Imus Should Apologize For the Latest Racial Insult

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 06.23.2008 | Media


Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Old habits die hard for Imus, especially when it comes to racially stereotyping African-Americans. Citadel Broadcasting must issue a public reprimand of him.

Reverend Al Sharpton Rides A Bike . . . Sort Of

Gothamist | Jen Chung | Posted 06.04.2008 | Green


As previously mentioned, the Reverend Al Sharpton joined last night's Critical Mass rally to highlight, per Times-Up!, a "common pattern of NYPD haras...

Hillary, O.J. and R.F.K.

Keli Goff | Posted 05.27.2008 | Politics


Keli Goff

Like the O.J. Simpson verdict, Assassination-gate appeared to unveil two different vantage points from which to view American justice.

In Wake of Sean Bell Verdict, Hearing Addresses Novel Ways to Increase Police Accountability

Tonya Plank | Posted 05.14.2008 | Politics


Tonya Plank

On Monday, U.S. House Representative John Conyers, from Michigan, flew to lower Manhattan to hold a public hearing on police accountability. The heari...

Al Sharpton Owes $1.5M In Overdue Taxes

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics


Big corporations give him money. Presidential candidates seek his endorsement. He has influential friends in Congress and the governor's mansion. The ...

Rev. Sharpton: Clinton Doesn't Know The Show Is Over

New York Daily News | ADAM SERWER and MICHAEL SAUL | Posted 05.09.2008 | Politics


In an interview on NY1's "Inside City Hall," the Rev. Al Sharpton says Hillary Clinton should drop out of the Democratic presidential race. "There is...

Al Sharpton Arrested During Sean Bell Demonstrations

AP | VERENA DOBNIK | Posted 05.07.2008 | Politics


***UPDATE***: AP confirms Sharpton's arrest, along with other protesters: The Rev. Al Sharpton was among dozens arrested Wednesday as demonstrators b...

Wrighteous Indignation

Dylan Loewe | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics


Dylan Loewe

Now that Wright has proven himself to be angry and arrogant, paranoid and delusional, the contrast between him and Obama could not be more stark. It is no longer possible to compare them.

Is Rev. Wright the New Billy Carter?

Dave Winer | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


Dave Winer

Wright may end up being more like the Jimmy Carter, who was a constant source of embarrassment to the president, but in the end was more of a punchline than a factor.

Rev. Jeremiah Wright's Media Blitz Forces Barack Obama to Face the Angry Black Man Test -- Again

Eric Deggans | Posted 04.28.2008 | Politics


Eric Deggans

Wright has been reduced to an emotional image -- a boogeyman of black nationalism and aggression, used as a prop to make the professorial Obama look like a smooth talker hiding more radical inclinations.