Despite his instigating role in the Crown Heights riot, the worst outbreak of anti-Semitic violence in modern American history, Al Sharpton has been embraced as a respected member of the country's social elite. Celebrities, cultural icons, politicians, and journalists alike—you haven't really made it until you've been photographed with Sharpton, the acceptable face of anti-Semitism.
Louis Farrakhan
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Yasser Arafat
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Jesse Jackson
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Ilhan Omar
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Andrew Cuomo
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Bill Cosby
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Chris Matthews
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Michael Jackson
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Janet Jackson / Jermaine Dupri
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Moby / Al Franken
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Don King / Terry McAuliffe
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Oprah Winfrey / Marion Barry / Danny Glover
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Michael Bloomberg
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Tucker Carlson
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Al Roker
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Andy Cohen
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Chuck Schumer / Joy Reid
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Jussie Smollett
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Mariah Carey
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Bill Clinton
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Hillary Clinton
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Donald Trump
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Mike Tyson
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Newt Gingrich
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Leon Panetta
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John Kerry
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John Edwards / Howard Dean
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Will Ferrell
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Diddy
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Robert De Niro
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Samuel L. Jackson
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George W. Bush
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Karl Rove
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Cindy Sheehan
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Jerry Falwell
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Bill de Blasio
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Pete Buttigieg
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Spike Lee
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Tyler Perry
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Susan Sarandon
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Denzel Washington
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Jimmy Carter
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Barack Obama
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Bernie Sanders
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Elizabeth Warren
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Nancy Pelosi
Kamala Harris
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Joe Biden
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