NEW YORK – Genealogists have revealed civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is a descendent of a slave owned by relatives of the late U.S. senator Strom Thurmond – a discovery Sharpton called ...

The father of Rev. Al Sharpton has died at the age of 93. The civil rights activist, 69, released a statement on X announcing his father’s death. “I’m deeply saddened to announce the passing of my ...

CANTON, Ohio – The Rev. Al Sharpton and family members of an Ohio man who died in police custody told mourners at his funeral on Wednesday that they and the community must fight to see that he g ...