Al Sharpton

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1954-10-03

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Listeners

65

Total plays

115

Al Sharpton was born into a prosperous family in Brooklyn, New York. His father was a boxer and landlord. Until the age of ten, Al Jr. lived a comfortable life in Queens. He preached his first sermon at the age of four, and soon became famous in Brooklyn as the "wonderboy preacher," even touring with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson. He was licensed and ordained a Minister at age 10 by Bishop F.D. Washington in 1964. He graduated from Samuel J. Tilden High School in Brooklyn and attended Brooklyn C

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2

   · 2019 · cited 20,049x

2. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,393x

3. Tissue-based map of the human proteome

   · 2015 · cited 13,793x

4. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,815x

5. Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019

   · 2020 · cited 9,767x

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Quotes

• “"We built pyramids before Donald Trump even knew what architecture was. We taught philosophy and astrology [sic] and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it…Do some cracker come and tell you, ‘Well my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,’ you better hold your pocket. That ain’t nothing to be proud of, that means their forefathers was crooks."”
• “Though there were over 200 policemen standing around, none of them made a move to grab him.”
• “Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.”
• “I disagree with [[Khalid Abdul Muhammad|[Khalid Abdul] Muhammad]]. I'm against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.… This is not a village of hate. It's a village of hope.… Don't let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem giants who will stand up for our children.”
• “When he said he was going to stop the march and called it a hate march, I think that was very provocative. The Mayor's statements have created a climate that could possibly lead to some kind of confrontation.”
• “I have no problem with Khalid Abdul Muhammad. My problem is with Giuliani. It is not Khalid who is talking hate. It's Rudy Giuliani.”

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Key facts

Born

Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. , ( 1954-10-03 ) October 3, 1954 (age 71) , New York City , U.S.

Occupations

Baptist minister , Civil rights / social justice activist , Radio and television talk show host

Years active

1969–present

Political party

Democratic

Spouses

Marsha Tinsley (less than a year) Kathy Jordan ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2004 ) ​

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Wikidata facts

Image

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