Al Sharpton’s Net Worth, Height, Age, & Personal Info Wiki

Operation Breadbasket, a group that advocates for better work prospects for African Americans, hired Sharpton as its youth director in 1969. Jesse Jackson made the appointment. Sharpton founded the National Youth Movement in 1971 to gather supplies and money for underprivileged youth. He gained national recognition as an advocate for those who had faced racial prejudice by the 1980s. Tawana Brawley, a minor, claimed she had been kidnapped and raped by white males in one of his first high-profile cases.

Regrettably, it turned out that all of these assertions were untrue. In addition, he has advocated for others, including Tayvon Martin, Bernhard Goetz, Yusef Hawkins, Amaudou Diallo,  and Eric Garner. He established the National Action Network in 1991, intending to improve voter education, assist small local companies, and generally supply aid to those experiencing poverty.

At the Apollo Theater in Harlem, the Reverend Al Sharpton oversaw a memorial service for Michael Jackson in June 2009. Sharpton described Michael Jackson as a “trailblazer” and a “historic figure” who adored the Apollo Theater. Sharpton has known the Jackson family his entire life. Sharpton discusses themes of justice and the modern world in his television and radio broadcasts. In January 2006, he launched “Keepin It Real with Al Sharpton,” a daily national talk radio program on Radio One. Since 2011, he has hosted the MSNBC program “PoliticsNation” and regularly contributes to the weekday morning NBC news and conversation program “Morning Joe.”

Sharpton has attempted to run for office numerous times without success, including three times from New York for the United States Senate. He ran for mayor of New York City in 1997. In 2004, he attempted to run for president, but numerous financial problems plagued his campaign. He had received federal funding for his campaign, but his spending had exceeded the allowed amount.