Sharpton Mans Up on “Knockout Game “
Sharpton decries thug culture
Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 1:00 am | Updated: 8:40 pm, Tue Dec 11, 2012.
John Hinton
People must accept God’s help to improve their lives and self-esteem so they can achieve their purpose in life, the Rev. Al Sharpton told more than 2,500 worshippers who gathered last night at Union Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.
“Even if you are not responsible for being down, you are responsible for getting up,” Sharpton said. “Everyone is born to serve some purpose.”
Sharpton, 55, a civil-rights activist, delivered a 50-minute sermon as part of the church’s revival services for September. He is president of the National Action Network and ran as a Democratic presidential candidate in 2004.
Sharpton said that many blacks, who helped elect Barack Obama as the nation’s first black president, don’t have any plans for their lives. Their lack of direction “is crippling our children,” he said.
Too many parents allow their children to be influenced by a culture of rap music, gangs, drugs and decadence, Sharpton said. Too many rap artists use racial slurs about blacks in their music and refer to black women as prostitutes.
https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/article_d01f71ba-c5e8-5e8c-a5b2-0ecde0803091.html
Russell Simmons, Rev. Al Sharpton Team to Target ‘Knockout Game’
Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons is teaming up with MSNBC host the Rev. Al Sharpton to declare war on the “knockout game” spreading across the country.
The civil rights leaders want to stop the “knockout game” and the targeting of Jews. Reports of “knockout game” attacks have been reported around the country, and have been concentrated in particular in Brooklyn.
The so-called game, which appears to be racially based, involves attackers striking unsuspecting people in the hopes of knocking them unconscious with one blow.
Former Rep. Allen West scolded Sharpton last week for ignoring the hateful game. Now, Sharpton and other leaders are speaking out.
https://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2013/12/05/russell-simmons-war-knockout-game