Since Michael Jackson’s untimely death June 25, Rev. Al Sharpton has stepped up to honor the singer, standing alongside Joe Jackson at a recent family press conference and playing an instrumental role in the late singer’s BET Awards tribute and July 6 memorial, where he praised the King of Pop for having “eradicated barriers.”

See photos from Michael Jackson’s memorial

But last fall,…

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