Al Sharpton
Al Sharpton is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and media personality.
He has been a prominent and polarizing figure in racial justice debates since the 1980s, leading protests and inserting himself into controversies involving alleged racism.
Critics accuse him of demagoguery and exploiting racial tensions for personal gain; supporters see him as a tireless advocate for Black Americans.
He hosts a show on MSNBC and ran for president in 2004.
Progressive cable news outlet
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
- talkshowInterview-based broadcast program
cable news · television · interview · soundbite · correspondent · host · personality · radio
Public expression of disapproval
- marchRhythmic group walk
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- boycottOrganized economic protest
advocacy · civil disobedience · picket · grassroots · organizer · campaign · petition · sit-in
Immersion-practicing Protestant
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- PentecostalTongues-speaking Christian denomination
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
- sermonClergy's worship address
oratory · congregation · church · gospel · faith · Sunday · rhetoric · charisma
Fairness regardless of ethnicity
- equalitySame status for all
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- police brutalityUnjustified force by officers
- profilingCharacterizing by patterns
George Floyd · systemic racism · Black Lives Matter · desegregation · voting rights · affirmative action · NAACP · Jim Crow
Brooklyn neighborhood, diverse history
- criticismJudgment of faults
- polarizingCausing sharp division
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
detractor · skepticism · backlash · firebrand · notoriety · divisive · confrontational · outspoken
Liberal American political organization
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- presidential candidatePerson seeking executive office
- primaryChief in importance
- debateFormal argument on issues
Obama · election · political influence · kingmaker · power broker · New York · Harlem · caucus
MSNBC
Progressive cable news outlet
- commentatorBroadcast analyst or narrator
- punditProfessional opinion-giver
- broadcasterOne who transmits programs
talkshow · cable news · television · interview · soundbite · correspondent · host · personality · radio · spokesperson
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- marchRhythmic group walk
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
boycott · advocacy · civil disobedience · picket · grassroots · organizer · campaign · petition · sit-in · mobilization
Baptist
Immersion-practicing Protestant
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- PentecostalTongues-speaking Christian denomination
- pulpitChurch speaking platform
sermon · oratory · congregation · church · gospel · faith · Sunday · rhetoric · charisma · eulogy
racial justice
Fairness regardless of ethnicity
- equalitySame status for all
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- police brutalityUnjustified force by officers
George Floyd · profiling · systemic racism · Black Lives Matter · desegregation · voting rights · affirmative action · NAACP · Jim Crow · integration
Crown Heights
Brooklyn neighborhood, diverse history
- criticismJudgment of faults
- polarizingCausing sharp division
- provocateurOne who deliberately incites
tabloid · detractor · skepticism · backlash · firebrand · notoriety · divisive · confrontational · outspoken · agitator
Democratic Party
Liberal American political organization
- endorsementFormal expression of support
- presidential candidatePerson seeking executive office
- primaryChief in importance
debate · Obama · election · political influence · kingmaker · power broker · New York · Harlem · caucus · convention
- activistsactivist, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights activists, protester, campaigner
- Famous AlsAl Capone, Al Gore, Al Roker, Al Pacino, Al Franken
- leadersleader, boss, leaders, bosses, chiefs
- politicianspoliticians, Joe Biden, congressman, Nancy Pelosi, senator
- Baptist MinistersBilly Graham
- Black ChurchBaptist church, gospel choir, pastor, preacher, deacons
Al SharptonRush Limbaugh
Polarizing conservative radio commentator
Tucker Carlson · George Wallace · Sean Hannity · Newt Gingrich · Steve Bannon
sharp, sharpen, sharpened, sharpening, sharpener, sharper, sharpest, sharply, sharpness