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Ben Carson, the black Republican and potential presidential candidate who once told Barack Obama his health-insurance plan was the worst U.S. policy since slavery, was an unlikely guest speaker Wednesday at Al Sharptons National Action Network.

Appearing in Manhattan at the annual meeting convened by Sharpton, the civil-rights leader and an Obama ally, the conservative Carson stood out in a crowd of progressive activists promoting housing subsidies, redistribution of wealth, gay rights and punishment for police brutality.

We need to talk about stuff we dont talk about, we need to talk about the fact that 73 percent of our babies are born out of wedlock, Carson told the mostly black audience. And that baby is four times as likely to grow up in poverty. Unless we talk about it, nobody else is going to talk about it.

The retired surgeon drew applause when he rattled off the names of more than 25 black men and women who never appeared in his history books, yet changed modern life with accomplishments in technology, medicine and business. He advocated a health savings system for people who are working and for poor people instead of Medicaid, which he said costs about $5,000 per patient.

We need to use the money in an intelligent way by giving poor people health savings accounts, Carson said.Boos to Laughs

Carson, 63, rose from poverty to national acclaim as a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, a life story that spawned a best-selling memoir and made-for-TV movie. He has espoused traditional Republican credos favoring individual responsibility over government action; advocated a flat-tax akin to religious tithing; described homosexuality as a choice; and compared government growth in the U.S. to life in Germany under the Nazis.

In the morning, several hundred people who filled a midtown hotel ballroom booed when Sharpton announced that Carson would speak.

I think Dr. Carson and I dont even agree today is Wednesday, Sharpton said, defusing the crowds derision with laughter. Were going to show we can listen and we make intelligent decisions. You cannot deal with putting things on the agenda in 2016s election unless those that are running can be heardand they have to hear us.Differing Views

Aside from Carson and former Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele, most of Sharptons invitees hold views closely aligned with him. Among those attending were U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, an avowed socialist; New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, a self-described progressive; the daughters of the slain civil-rights leader Malcolm X; and relatives of five black males who have died in fatal encounters with police.

One panel discussion focusing on homophobia in the black community featured gay, lesbian and transgendered participants.

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NEW YORK __ The Rev. Al Sharptoncalled Wednesday for national law enforcement standards to address alleged police brutalityseen in several high-profile police killings last year and over the weekend in the death of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man whose killing by a South Carolina police officer was videotaped by a witnesson Saturday. Joined by New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and mayors from a handful of other U.S. cities during the opening of his National Action Network convention in New York,Sharpton said he and other leaders would continue to push for national use of body cameras in police departments, among other reforms.

There must be national policy and national law on policing, Sharpton said. We intend to come out of this convention [and go] from state to state dealing with the need of having a nationalized, Justice Department-assigned law to deal with how policing is appropriate.

North Charleston police Officer Michael Thomas Slager, who initiated a traffic stop over a broken taillight, claimed Scott attacked him and attempted to take his Taser. That story was contradicted by video footage captured by a bystander appearing to show Slager planting the Taser next to Scotts body. Sharpton said the killing might have been prevented if Slager had been required to wear a body camera.

It not only protects the citizens, but it also protects the police, he said. Whether [cameras] helps the police or the citizen, no one should fight transparency. Sharpton said he was notifiedSaturdayof Scotts death by the Charleston leader of a local branch of NAN and pledged his involvement if the family requests it.

De Blasio, who called the video of Scotts death painful, encouraged other national leaders to consider New York Citys pilot program on police body cameras. Mayors Michael Nutter of Philadelphia and Ras Baraka of Newark also joined Sharpton and de Blasio on the conventions opening panel Wednesday.

Sharpton, invoking the legacy of civil rights icon Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., likened the push for national standards to activists struggle over half a century ago for antidiscrimination civil rights and voting rights legislation.

We are going to deal with the fact that you cannot have civil rights for anybody, without civil rights for everybody, Sharpton said.

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April 8, 2015|12:30 pm

Renowned neurosurgeon and potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson (L), and civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton.

NEW YORK As members of Al Sharpton's National Action Network get ready to hear an address from renowned neurosurgeon and potential 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson Wednesday afternoon, the civil rights leader urged them at the opening of the organization's convention Wednesday morning to show the doctor respect when he addresses them.

In the run-up to the discussion of Carson's appearance, Sharpton explained that he disagreed with the conservative star on many issues and quipped that he didn't believe that they even agreed that "today is Wednesday."

Many in the audience reacted with disdain at the mention of Carson's name sighing and snickering as a hum of their disapproval filled the room until Sharpton intervened.

"We had Newt Gingrich here one year. So we're going to hear [what Carson has to say] and they want us to heckle and boo. Everyone is wondering: Why is he going to get booed? We're going to show him we can listen. And we make intelligent decisions. You cannot deal with putting things on the agenda in 2016 elections unless those that are running can be heard and then have to hear us. Is that alright?" Sharpton told a packed room at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel in midtown, Manhattan.

Prior to that, he had been discussing some of the organization's current causes, which include advocating for the protection of voting rights and fighting against police brutality and income inequality. Despite being a Christian minister and having a strong Christian following, Sharpton also promoted the need to support advocacy for the LGBT community and the crowd listened quietly.

Carson, in stark contrast, has been an outspoken opponent of same-sex marriage and has been the subject of much criticisms in the media for his positions on the subject.

Last month, Carson told CNN that he believed homosexuality is "absolutely" a choice, citing as an example that "a lot of people who go into prisongo into prison straight and when they come out, they're gay. So, did something happen while they were in there?"

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Civil rights groups led by the Rev. Al Sharpton plan to announce an ambitious advocacy agenda Wednesday aimed at flexing their political muscle in advance of the 2016 presidential campaign.

Their top priority, Sharpton said in an interview, will be pressing the Republican- controlled Senate to confirm attorney general nominee Loretta Lynch, whose nomination process progressed and then stalled after President Obama put her name forward more than 140 days ago.

In addition, the groups plan a flurry of demonstrations and news conferences focused on two other goals opposing state- level religious objections bills, seen as discriminatory against gays and lesbians, and pressing Congress to advance reforms of the criminal justice system.

We are already in the season of people announcing their run for president. We cant wait until 2016 to set the agenda. We need to set that now, Sharpton said Monday while visiting Washington, where he was attending meetings at the White House and with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julin Castro.

What we care about as civil rights leaders is the advancement of justice policies, Sharpton said, and those are the policies that are going to be set in place, or undone, by the next president.

The agenda will be formalized this week at the annual convention of the National Action Network, Sharptons civil rights group. The meeting is the first public convening of the nations top civil rights leaders since a spate of police violence sparked unrest in cities across the nation, starting with the shooting of Michael Brown, 18, by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., last August.

Sharpton said that he plans personally to petition Senate Republicans to hold a floor vote on Lynchs nomination. He also plans trips to three states where religious objections laws have either been passed or are being considered.

Were going to convene faith leaders and gay rights leaders, Sharpton vowed. Weve got to stand together and not allow the Christian right to divide us in our mutual fight against discrimination. We cannot allow people to sanctify discrimination in the name of religion.

Once a skeptic of the gay rights movement, Sharpton has in recent years emerged as one of its most vocal black supporters. These days, he argues that gay rights should be considered a civil rights matter. He said bringing gay and lesbian groups into the civil rights fold is crucial to bolstering the political power of those working on civil justice issues.

Such issues gay rights and reforms in policing, criminal justice and prisons have dominated the national discussion in recent months, opening the door for civil rights groups to claim a higher profile during the presidential campaign, some civil rights leaders say.

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