Sharpe James (born February 20, 1936) is an American former Democratic politician who served as the 37th mayor of Newark, New Jersey, from 1986 to 2006, and as a state senator for the 29th legislative district from 1999 to 2008. He is a subject of the 2005 feature-film Street Fight. On July 12, 2007, James was indicted on federal corruption charges, and on April 16, 2008, was convicted of five co... show more