The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has spoken publicly about the death of Nolan Wells and invited critics to “sue me first,” says he won’t apologize or retract comments surrounding the young man’s death, and is now threatening his own legal action against three of Wells’ friends who have accused him of defamation,

*Al Sharpton and Tyler Perry are offering a combined $100,000 reward as the family of Nolan Wells continues searching for answers about the Mississippi teenager’s unexplained death. Sharpton announced during Wells’ funeral Monday that he would ...

Rev. Al Sharpton is lending his support to Wendy Williams. The civil rights and social justice activist arrived to her living quarters at The Coterie assisted living facility in Hudson Yards on Thursday, after she called him to help her fight for her ...

Federal prosecutors have decided not to seek criminal charges against the Rev Al Sharpton over his chronic tax problems, his lawyers said Tuesday The investigation was disbanded only after the

Midterm elections are right around the corner, and while many Americans might be indifferent about voting, for Black Americans, the stakes are much higher. Since President Donald Trump’s return to office, anti-DEI initiatives and attacks to the civil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yes. Rev. Al Sharpton was arrested on May 1, 2001, and a federal judge sentenced him to 90 days in MDC Brooklyn, a federal jail in New York City. Sharpton was charged with trespassing on ...

Target CEO Brian Cornell is set to meet civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton this week in New York amid criticism over the retailer’s rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. The meeting, which was initiated by Target, follows recent ...

A coalition of Black churches retracted their previous call for Al Sharpton to be suspended from MSNBC following reports of $500,000 in payments from Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign to Sharpton shortly before an interview. Rev. Anthony Evans, the ...

On Friday, a Pascagoula law firm said it would serve Rev. Al Sharpton with a 19-page prelitigation defamation demand on behalf of three friends of Nolan Wells.

Al Sharpton is truly a shadow of his former self. In the past four-and-a-half years, the 5'10" civil rights activist has gone from 305 lbs. to 129 lbs. "I actually lost m

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks with Governor-Elect of Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms on her historic win as the first Black female governor in the history of the state and her agenda once sworn into office.