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Al Sharpton meets with U.S. attorney to seek justice for Eric Garner

Rev. Al Sharpton and family members of Eric Garner met with Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lunch in attempt to make their case for a federal investigation into Garner’s death at the hands of an NYPD police officer. Garner was killed last month after he was placed in a chokehold and suffocated by officer Daniel Pantaleo

Michael Brown funeral update

Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy at the funeral for Michael Brown, 18, who was shot to death in Ferguson, Missouri on Saturday, August 9,

Michael Eric Dyson blasts Cornel West: ‘You ain’t that important’

Over the past several months, Dr. Cornel West has been vocal in his disapproval and outright disdain for President Barack Obama, and Dr. West’s fellow intellectuals and cultural commentators, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and Rev. Al Sharpton. Dr. West’s criticisms were addressed yesterday by Dr. Dyson, as he spoke about the state of black intellectualism at Rev. Sharpton’s National Action Network Conference.

Eric Holder speaks at Al Sharpton’s NAN Conference in New York

Attorney General Eric Holder was the special guest speaker on the opening day of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Conference in New York City. After a few words from Rev. Sharpton, Holder spoke to the attendees about social responsibility and emphasized the work that NAN has done in the community and throughout the country in the name of justice.

Nas, Steve Stoute featured on ‘Tanning of America’ panel

New York City’s Paley Center was packed for the star-studded premiere of the first two parts of a four-part-documentary-series titled The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop. The documentary, which is based on a book of the same, was followed by a panel including legendary Queens rapper Nas, O Magazine’s Editor-at-Large Gayle King, Civil Rights Activist Reverend Al Sharpton, FUBU’s founder Daymond John, director and former Yo! MTV Raps host, Fab Five Freddy, and the author and director of The Tanning of America, Steve Stoute.

Red carpet BET Honors 2014

The BET Honors 2014 red carpet was star studded last night at The Warner Theater in Washington DC. Jennifer Hudson, above, wore a short white dress