{"id":770578,"date":"2021-09-16T20:31:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T00:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=770578"},"modified":"2021-09-16T20:32:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T00:32:15","slug":"al-sharptons-group-nicki-minaj-uninformed-spread-false-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/al-sharptons-group-nicki-minaj-uninformed-spread-false-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Sharpton\u2019s Group: Nicki Minaj \u2018Uninformed,\u2019 Spread \u2018False Information\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fal-sharptons-group-nicki-minaj-uninformed-spread-false-information%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=770578&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/F5BDE85C-9D0F-404A-947D-7D696E6520B9-scaled-e1631838317578.jpeg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The activist group started by Al Sharpton lashed out at rapper Nicki Minaj on Thursday evening, accusing the hip-hop superstar of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine on social media and \u201cdenigrating\u201d the \u201csuperior journalism\u201d of MSNBC host Joy Reid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the wake of a week where information was reduced to memes and false information by a popular female rapper and the GOP, there needs to be a reality check on the information superhighway,\u201d said the National Action Network in a statement that Sharpton <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thereval\/status\/1438616059305734152\">shared<\/a> on Twitter Thursday evening. \u201cIt\u2019s imperative that credible information resonates and we not validate false narratives spread by uninformed individuals in the name of click bait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough we respect Nicki Minaj as an artist and a woman of color breaking barriers in entertainment and leading in her field,\u201d NAN said, \u201cwe would hope that she would seek dialogue with Joy-Ann rather than denigrate her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But it was Reid who began the fracas by denigrating Minaj over her&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/nicki-minaj-skips-met-gala-over-vaccine-mandate-gets-into-twitter-fight-with-msnbcs-joy-reid\">viral tweet<\/a> about an alleged side effect of the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople like Nikki Minaj \u2014 I have to say this \u2014 you have a platform, sister, that is 22 million followers,\u201d said Reid during a panel discussion on MSNBC with Charlie Sykes and Dr. Joseph Allen. \u201cFor you to use your platform to encourage our community to not protect themselves and save their lives \u2014 my God, sister \u2014 you could do better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minaj replied that Reid had decided to \u201cspread a false narrative about a black woman\u201d and cited Reid\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-msnbc-host-doubles-down-on-vaccine-criticism-i-wouldnt-trust-anything-coming-from-psychopath-trump\">long and recent history of vaccine skepticism<\/a>, as well as the host\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/the-surprising-story-of-how-sean-hannity-saved-an-msnbc-hosts-job\">discredited claims<\/a> that hackers had posted anti-gay comments on her defunct blog before <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NICKIMINAJ\/status\/1437623825181511686\">calling<\/a> her a \u201clying homophobic [expletive].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBlack women can have discussions on vaccinations, but to call Joy-Ann Reid names \u2014 who has stood for and symbolized [b]lack excellence \u2014 is unfair and unwarranted,\u201d NAN chided Minaj. \u201cJoy-Ann has done superior journalism and advocacy with integrity and should be protected and supported.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Minaj\u2019s tweets have touched off a cultural conversation about the COVID-19 vaccination and the growing advocacy of coercion to assure its acceptance, uniting millions of Americans across the political divide. After top-rated Fox News host Tucker Carlson defended Minaj in a segment on his show, the rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NICKIMINAJ\/status\/1438248319650656256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1438248319650656256%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailywire.com%2Fnews%2Fleft-melts-down-after-nicki-minaj-defends-posting-tucker-carlson-clip\">tweeted<\/a> a clip of the monologue with a \u201cbullseye\u201d emoji. \u201cSuddenly, her mentions were full of individuals warning Minaj that she was tweeting a \u2018white supremacist\u2019 and that she should refuse to trust Republicans,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/left-melts-down-after-nicki-minaj-defends-posting-tucker-carlson-clip\">reported<\/a> Daily Wire\u2019s Emily Zanotti. Carlson went on to defend Minaj on Wednesday evening as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"3.5443037974684\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BdU0knwFLT\">pic.twitter.com\/BdU0knwFLT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NICKIMINAJ\/status\/1438248319650656256?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Reid\u2019s show piled on Minaj again on Wednesday night, as Morgan State University professor Jason Johnson dragged the performer for \u201csitting here, cozying up with Tucker Carlson. This is why she lost to the people\u2019s champ, Cardi B., because nobody who actually cares about their fans, supporters, or COVID would want to align themselves with Tucker Carlson.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reid then suggested Carlson go to Trinidad to do \u201ca deep investigative report on the cajones\u201d of Minaj\u2019s acquaintance, whose testicles allegedly swelled after his vaccination, rendering him impotent. The island\u2019s health minister has said he could find no such case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want him to go down there like he went to Viktor Orban, and I want him talk with that gentleman and find out \u2026 just how large these melons were,\u201d Reid said. \u201cIt\u2019s an investigative report that we need. Go and do it, Tucker. I know you want to. You really, really want to,\u201d said Reid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe critically need Joy-Ann\u2019s continued journalism and her platform to amplify the conscious voice of [b]lack women and push the issues to keep them relevant and vocal in prime time media,\u201d said NAN in its press release.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thereval\/status\/1438616059305734152\">entrance<\/a> into the debate of NAN, which Sharpton founded in 1991, represents a strong defense by Sharpton of his MSNBC colleague. Reid is part of MSNBC\u2019s primetime line-up as host of \u201cThe ReidOut\u201d weeknights at 7 p.m. Eastern; Sharpton hosts \u201cPoliticsNation\u201d on Saturdays and Sundays.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"5.4179104477612\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN): WOMEN LEADERS SUPPORT JOY-ANN REID (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoyAnnReid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JoyAnnReid<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Cc: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ebonie__riley?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ebonie__riley<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSSharpton2u?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MSSharpton2u<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bouvier01?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bouvier01<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KatrinaJeffers3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KatrinaJeffers3<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MadameAshLee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MadameAshLee<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationalAction?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NationalAction<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iBnWEU4EnR\">pic.twitter.com\/iBnWEU4EnR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRevAl\/status\/1438616059305734152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The group\u2019s statement reads in full:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"43.474248042851\">\n<p><strong><em>STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN): WOMEN LEADERS SUPPORT JOY-ANN REID<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Black women can have discussions on vaccinations, but to call Joy-Ann Reid names \u2014 who has stood for and symbolized [b]lack excellence \u2014 is unfair and unwarranted. Joy-Ann has done superior journalism and advocacy with integrity and should be protected and supported.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Though we respect Nicki Minaj as an artist and a woman of color breaking barriers in entertainment and leading in her field, we would hope that she would seek dialogue with Joy-Ann rather than denigrate her. We need her art and we critically need Joy-Ann\u2019s continued journalism and her platform to amplify the conscious voice of&nbsp;[b]lack women and push the issues to keep them relevant and vocal in prime time media.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The COVID-19 pandemic is disproportionately impacting&nbsp;[b]lack and&nbsp;[b]rown communities worldwide and vaccine education is crucial to saving lives. In the wake of a week where information was reduced to memes and false information perpetuated by a popular female rapper and the GOP, there needs to be a reality check on the information superhighway. In fact, according to scientists there is no credible evidence demonstrating that any of the COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. negatively impact male fertility. Furthermore, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci, there is no established link between COVID-19 vaccines and lower sperm counts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>According to research as of late July 2021,&nbsp;[b]lack and Hispanic people remain less likely than their [w]hite counterparts to have received a vaccine, leaving them at increased risk, particularly as the variant spreads. Therefore, it\u2019s imperative that credible information resonates and we not validate false narratives spread by uninformed individuals in the name of click bait.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Let us be reminded the Tuskegee experiments often cited as a reason for not taking the vaccine is a historically twisted narrative. Those who were experimented on and forced to suffer didn\u2019t get sick because of the vaccine but due to a lack of treatment. We must dispel misinformation to keep moving forward. Wear your masks, wash your hands, and spread factual vaccine information so Americans are properly informed when making the choice to get vaccinated.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>National Action Network has been diligently working in communities across the country to spread vaccine awareness. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalactionnetwork.net\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.nationalactionnetwork.net&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1631919127084000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEYJ-bl_mbAKPhlwc0mo0kx8I0HWA\">www.nationalactionnetwork.net<\/a>&nbsp;for more information[.]<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The activist group started by Al Sharpton lashed out at rapper Nicki Minaj on Thursday evening, accusing the hip-hop superstar of spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine on social media &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-770578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=770578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/770578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=770578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=770578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=770578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}