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Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. is an Americancivil rights activist,Baptistminister who also talk show hostand politician.His critics express him as a political radical who is to blame, in part, for the deterioration of race relations.

Sharpton is 64 years old. He was born on October 3, 1954, in New York City, New York, the U.S. Sharpton belongs to American nationality and of Cherokee ethnicity.

His fathers name is Alfred Charles Sharpton, Sr. and mothers name is Ada Richards. Mr. Alfred was a Brooklyn based businessman. He has a brother, Kenneth Sharpton Glasgow and two sisters: Cheryl Sharpton and Ernestine Sharpton.

Al does not respect his dad Alfred because his father left his family and had an affair with his step-daughter.

Sharpton graduated fromSamuel J. Tilden High Schoolin Brooklyn and attendeddropping out after two years in 1975 Brooklyn College.

While in school, he was involved in civil rights movements, which was prominent in several high profile protests. Similarly, it was poised to bring equality between black and white Americans.

Sharpton developed his commanding speaking behavior as a child and a churchgoer who has commanded a minister at age 10. He was best characterized as a Social/political activist and religious leader. Sharpton became the best fighter and a roaring voice in the fight opposite to racial prejudice and injustice against Americans of black origin.

This fight saw him get into different problems and even surviving an assassination attempt. He contested the election for different political offices at various times but is not popular to have been an elected officeholder. In one of his disastrous political outings, he intimated that winning political posts might not have been his ultimate goal.

Furthermore, Sharpton founded theNational Action Network, an organization designed to increase voter education, to provide services to those inpoverty, and to support small community businesses in 1981. Moreover, In 1999, Sharpton attends a protest to raise awareness about the death of Amadou Diallo, an immigrant fromGuineawho was shot to death byNYPDofficers.

He was jailed for 90 days on trespassing charges while protesting against U.S. military target practice exercises inPuerto Riconear a United States Navy bombing site in 2001.In 2002, Sharpton has involved in protests ensuing the death of West African immigrantOusmane Zongo.

He held a press conference to highlight what he said was the unequal treatment of four suspected rapists in a high-profile crime in the Dunbar Village Housing Projects inWest Palm Beach, Florida on March 11, 2008.

Shooting of Trayvon MartinbyGeorge Zimmerman, Sharpton led several protests and rallies criticizing theSanford Police Departmentover the handling of the shooting in 2012. Sharpton called for the federal government to stop maintaining theJefferson Memorialin Washington, D.C in August 2017.

Though he was a well-known Politician there is no information that he has received many awards and nominations.

Sharpton lives a comfortable and public active life. He has an estimated net worth between $500,000 dollars to $5 million. In 2014, Sharpton and his large businesses owed a combined $4.7 million dollars in taxes. However, he has well paid off more than $2 million of the debt.

There is a rumor run byAmid 2020 presidential thatBeto ORourke is meeting with controversial Democratic leader Sharpton, who is known for his anti-Semitic rhetoric. Sharpton has frequently sparkedcontroversywith his harsh language.Last November, The New York Times announced that the MSNBC host has regularly sidestepped the sort of obligations most people see as inevitable, like taxes, rent, and other bills.

Sharpton is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 59 kg. He has Dark brown eye color and Gray hair color. His body measurement is (43-14-32). Sharptons shoe size is 11(US) and his dress size is not available.

Sharpton is active on social media. He has over 5,24,462 followers on Facebook, around 240k followers on Instagram, and more than 586k followers on Twitter.

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