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Al Sharpton & Comcast/NBC Merger: Another New Conflict of Interest

The reverend’s backing of the Comcast/NBC merger paid dividends for another patron. By Wayne Barrett.

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Al Sharpton wasn’t just pleasing prospective employer MSNBC when he became the first major black leader to endorse the controversial Comcast/NBC merger. It turns out he was also enriching his current employer, Radio One, the largest black-owned radio company in the country, which has paid him more money than he’s...

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