Yep. Rev. Al Sharpton is opening a new life chapter and it’s starting with his very own television show. The civil rights leader will be the new host of MSNBC’s PoliticsNation. The activist had been filling in for the former host, Cenk Uygur since early July. But now after having solid ratings and with Uygur eventually falling out with the network, MSNBC has chosen Sharpton to carry on with the show. 
Since the announcement, Sharpton has received much criticism for moving from black civil rights to the mainstream television screen. In an interview with Todd Johnson of TheGrio.com, the activist shared why he decided to take on the opportunity, what his role will be in the political arena and whether he thinks there is a conflict between being a civil rights leader on cable TV:
“There’s a conflict in not being on TV and being a civil right leader because part of what you’re doing is advocating. So the question is do you want to advocate talking to an echo chamber? Or do you want to advocate talking to a large body of people? Continue
Just 22 years old at the time of her death, she was in the Bahamas heading back to the States after wrapping up her 2001 music video, “Rock The Boat.”
Born in Brooklyn and raised in Detroit, she quickly garnered a fan base in the early ’90s with her original take on R&B music. Working with industry greats like Missy Elliott, Timbaland, R. Kelly and more, she topped the charts with a slew of hits, including “Back & Forth,” “Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a Number,” “Are You That Somebody” and “We Need A Resolution”.
— baggy jeans and a tight-fitting shirt — and was featured on the covers of many magazines with that trendsetting hair swoop over her left eye.
