Al Sharpton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Al Sharpton
Occupation	Civil Rights Leader
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1954(1954-10-03)
Age	70
Birthplace	New York City
Country	United States
Birth City	New York State
Horoscope	Libra

Al Sharpton Biography

Al Sharpton is one of the most popular and richest Civil Rights Leader who was born on October 3, 1954 in New York City, New York State, United States. Civil rights activist and minister well known for his advocacy within the Black American community. He was also formerly a White House advisor, providing counsel to both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

In 2007 he was engaged in a public feud with atheist writer Christopher Hitchens in defense of his Christian beliefs.

In 1963, Sharpton’s father left his wife to have a relationship with Sharpton’s half-sister. Ada took a job as a maid, but her income was so low that the family qualified for welfare and had to move from middle class Hollis, Queens, to the public housing projects in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn.

In 1969, Sharpton was appointed by Jesse Jackson to serve as youth director of the New York City branch of Operation Breadbasket, a group that focused on the promotion of new and better jobs for African Americans.

His father left his mother for her half-sister in 1963, forcing her to become a single mother. He was married to Kathy Jordan from 1980 to 2004. He has two daughters named Ashley and Dominique.

Al Sharpton Net Worth

Al Sharpton is one of the richest Civil Rights Leader from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Al Sharpton 's net worth $500 Thousand. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was enrolled for two years at Brooklyn College before quitting. He later became James Brown‘s tour manager.

He ran for Senate, then attempted to run for President in 2004.

Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician. Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election. He hosts his own radio talk show, Keepin’ It Real, and he makes regular guest appearances on cable news television. In 2011, he was named the host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation, a nightly talk show. In 2015, the program was shifted to Sunday mornings.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Al Sharpton height 5′ 10″ Al weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Al Sharpton Dating?

According to our records, Al Sharpton married to Kathy Jordan (m. 1980–2021). As of December 1, 2023, Al Sharpton’s is not dating anyone.

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Sharpton is alleged to have secretly recorded conversations with black activists in the 1980s regarding Joanne Chesimard (Assata Shakur) and other underground black militants. Veteran activist Ahmed Obafemi told the New York Daily News that he had long suspected Sharpton of taping him with the bugged briefcase.

Facts & Trivia

Al Ranked on the list of most popular Civil Rights Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Al Sharpton celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.

Bernhard Goetz shot four African-American men on a New York City Subway 2 train in Manhattan on December 22, 1984, when they approached him and allegedly tried to rob him. At his trial Goetz was cleared of all charges except for carrying an unlicensed firearm. Sharpton led several marches protesting what he saw as the weak prosecution of the case.