Figures. Jeri L. Wright, daughter of controversial minister Jeremiah Wright, is employed by Al Sharpton's National Action Network. Jeremiah Wright, a former pastor of and mentor of presidential candidate Barack Obama, has been a subject of controversy after video clips showed Wright in anti-US tirades. Al Sharpton has said his organization will continue to have a chapter in Chicago under Jeri Wright. From the Chicago Sun Times:Sharpton said he's continuing to maintain his National Action Network chapter in Chicago under chapter president Jeri L. Wright, daughter of the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., the controversial minister and pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ.
In a major speech Tuesday, presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, a longtime member of the church, reacted to questions about his relationship with Jeremiah Wright, denouncing some of the language in the pastor's fiery sermons.
Sharpton said he supports Wright and his daughter, who "is president of the chapter and will remain president of the chapter."
Sharpton said the recent firestorm over Jeremiah Wright's comments in the pulpit is "grossly unfair."
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