The Hit Farm

SANFORD, Fla. – The Rev. Al Sharpton said Friday his National Action Network will “move to the next level” if George Zimmerman is not arrested in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin. Sharpton called for an escalation in Al Sharpton warned that an escalation in civil disobedience and economic sanctions would be imminent unless Trayvon [...]

JMac on Al Sharpton Warns Sanford Commissioners: “You are making the world know you as a place of racial intolerance and double standards”; Rufus on Video: Communists, Occupiers Infiltrate Trayvon Martin Rally In Al Sharpton's mother focused as much on her life as it did on her son and the civil rights movement. Hundreds of [...]

Al Sharpton, the leader of Trayvon Martin rally, says there's a feeling local officials have been “moving too slowly” in the case. Benjamin Crump, the lawyer representing Trayvon Martin's family, says the removal of the police chief is a “step in the Al Sharpton is expected to eulogize his late mother, Ada Sharpton, during a [...]

A young teenager walking home, armed only with candy and a drink, should never lose his/her life because someone in a gated community feels 'threatened.' AP FILE -In this Sunday, June 3, 2001 file photo, Ada Sharpton, the mother of the Rev. Al Sharpton, is flanked by his daughters, Ashley, 14, left, and Dominique, 15, [...]

Al Sharpton rallied Saturday against the backdrop of the Washington Monument, calling for easier job access and decrying the gulf between rich and poor before marching to the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. The rally was intended to drum up Al Sharpton, an ally of President Obama who has a daily radio show and [...]