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The Rev. Al Sharpton, second from right, walks with former New York Gov. David Paterson, second from left, and Gwen Carr, right, mother of Eric Garner, as they arrive before a march to protest the death of Eric Garner, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014, in the Staten Island borough of New York. The afternoon rally and march was led by Sharpton and relatives of Garner, who died July 17 after a New York Police Department officer took him to the ground with a banned tactic in a confrontation captured on video. (AP Photo/John Minchillo) **FILE**

Thousands march with Al Sharpton to protest police chokehold death

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

St. Louis County Police Sgt. Colby Dolly joins hands with five-year-old Zion King Frenchie during a march with members of the St. Louis chapters of the NAACP and the National Urban League on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2014. Ferguson's streets remained peaceful as tensions between police and protesters continued to subside after nights of violence and unrest that erupted when Officer Darren Wilson, a white police officer, fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Robert Cohen)

Dad of 18-year-old shot by officer asks for peace

By Sara Burnett - Associated Press

Esaw Garner, right partially obscured, the wife of fatal police chokehold victim Eric Garner, his mother Gwen Carr, center, and her husband Benjamin Carr, second from left, stand with Rev. Al Sharpton, second from right, as he speaks at a press conference after the family met privately with U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch on Thursday Aug. 21, 2014 in New York. The family of the unarmed Eric Garner, whose death last month in police custody was recorded on video, has asked federal prosecutors to investigate the case.(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Thousands to march against NYPD chokehold death

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

Sharpton in Ferguson Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BORELLI: A collection of race hustlers

By Deneen Borelli

Dr. Ben Carson said on Fox News Monday that a previous offer to publicly debate the Rev. Al Sharpton on quelling violence still stands. (Mediaite/Fox News)

Ben Carson challenges Al Sharpton to debate

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks with parents of Michael Brown, Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden during a rally at Greater Grace Church, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, for their son who was killed by police last Saturday in Ferguson, Mo. Brown's shooting in the middle of a street, following a suspected robbery of a box of cigars from a nearby market, has sparked a week of protests, riots and looting in the St. Louis suburb. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Donald Trump: Al Sharpton ‘makes a living’ fanning racial flames

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

The Rev. Al Sharpton and Lesley McSpadden, mother of Michael Brown Jr., wait for a news conference Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014, in St Louis. Sharpton pressed police Tuesday to release the name of the officer who fatally shot Brown, an unarmed teenager in suburban St. Louis, but he also pleaded for calm after two nights of violent protests. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, J.B. Forbes)

Sharpton: Justice department should monitor police

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The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a rally for Eric Garner at the National Action Network headquarters, Saturday, July 26, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Al Sharpton to NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio: ‘I’ll be your worst enemy’

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

This undated family photo provided by the National Action Network, Saturday, July 19, 2014, shows Eric Garner. Garner was confronted by police trying to arrest him on suspicion of selling untaxed, loose cigarettes on a Staten Island sidewalk, authorities said. The 6-foot-3, 350-pound Garner became irate, denying the charges and refusing to be handcuffed before one of the officers placed him in what Police Commissioner William Bratton said appeared to be a chokehold, according to partial video of the encounter obtained by the New York Daily News. (AP Photo/Family photo via National Action Network)

‘Modified duty’ for medics after fatal NYC arrest

By Verena Dobnik - Associated Press

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks at a news conference in White Plains, N.Y., on Thursday, April 24, 2014. Sharpton says unless Republican candidate Rob Astorino, the Westchester county executive, quickly complies with federal demands, &quot;We will accompany him all over the state ... to remind him that his commitment is to live up to what the agreement is.&quot; HUD and the Department of Justice say Westchester has not complied with the terms of a 2009 agreement that settled a housing desegregation lawsuit. (AP Photo/Jim Fitzgerald)

Sharpton may protest Astorino’s NY campaign

By JIM FITZGERALD - Associated Press

** FILE ** The Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network president and founder, speaks at the National Action Network conference Friday, April 11, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/The Daily News, Julia Xanthos, Pool)

Don King: I forgive Al Sharpton — ‘give him five stars for service’ to the U.S.

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

**FILE** Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., laughs with Rev. Al Sharpton during a speech to an audience at the 9th annual National Action Network convention Saturday, April 21, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Obama to headline Rev. Al Sharpton’s conference

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, second from left, shakes hands with Rev. Al Sharpton, second from right, after using giant scissors for the ribbon cutting ceremony of the National Action Network convention in New York, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. Also participating in the ceremony are New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, left, and Rev. Franklyn Richardson. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bill de Blasio rushes to Al Sharpton’s defense: He’s ‘the real thing’

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, left, and Rev. Al Sharpton are presented with portraits during the opening ceremonies of the National Action Network convention in New York, Wednesday, April 9, 2014. The 16th annual convention will run through April 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Sharpton opens civil rights annual; Obama expected

By JONATHAN LEMIRE - Associated Press

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HURT: The Rev. Al Sharpton: Once just a race hustler, now a snitching race hustler

By Charles Hurt

5 things to know about the Rev. Al Sharpton

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Sharpton says a report that he spied on New York mafia figures for the FBI in the 1980s is old news. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Al Sharpton says report of FBI cooperation not new

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. Sharpton says a report that he spied on New York Mafia figures for the FBI in the 1980s is old news. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Rev. Al Sharpton denies snitch allegations: I was a victim

By Jessica Chasmar - The Washington Times