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April 18, 2007
The Rev. Al Sharpton has cancelled plans to honor Island Def Jam CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid during the National Action Network's annual four-day convention, which started today in New York. The New York Post reports that the change of heart comes on the heels of the controversial remarks made by Don Imus. Sharpton's next target is record labels who release Hip-Hop music that contains questionable content.
"We don't want to be inconsistent," Sharpton told the Post. He also tells the paper that he spoke to Reid about the change of plans. Sharpton says that they both agreed it would be inappropriate for the civil-rights activist to give the record executive an award at a conference where Sharpton has promised to name the names of corporations that support "gutter" rap.
"We're going to target companies over the issue of lyrics. I'm going to be more forceful. I'm not going to send mixed signals," Sharpton told the Post.
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