Al Sharpton

Al Sharpton (born Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr.) is a political activist, Baptist preacher, and commentator for MSNBC. He is founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), a 501(c)(3) political advocacy organization. His political activities date to at least 1972, when he worked as the youth director for the U.S. Presidential campaign of U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-N.Y.). He was twice a candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in New York (1992 and 1994), once a candidate for Mayor of New York City (1997), and once a U.S. Presidential candidate (2004).