Word: sharptons
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...Sharpton, who announced on Saturday that he will vie for the presidency in 2004, decried both major political parties in a speech on Monday sponsored by Harvard Law School...
Even though he is seeking a nomination from the Democrats, Sharpton criticized current Democratic leadership, including the party’s other presidential contenders. He said other potential Democratic candidates have allied too closely with the Republican party in the past...
...never publicly commented on what happened in his meeting with West, one would suppose that Summers had some questions about the scholastic merit of West’s extracurricular activities, such as recording a spoken-word album, filming cameos for The Matrix sequels and advising the Rev. Al Sharpton on his potential 2004 presidential campaign. The conflict between Summers and West, among other things, was a clash between two different definitions of what it means to be a public intellectual...
West added that Summers charged him with missing weeks of classes and criticized his close association with the Rev. Al Sharpton...
...probably wouldn't say this in front of white folks," says CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER, as the codgerly Eddie in Barbershop, "but Rosa Parks didn't do nothing but sit her a__ down." Turns out he probably shouldn't have said it in front of certain black folks either. Al Sharpton and associates of Parks' have taken offense. The movie, which has been selling more tickets in America than any other film, also has Eddie slagging black activists like Jesse Jackson. Every other character in the room either objects or laughs it off--the remarks are just the cranky opinions...