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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Film Actor
Human Rights Activist
Minister
Politician
Radio Personality
Television Presenter
Brooklyn
New York
Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
Jr.
Catapulted
Evangelicals
George
Bush
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I disagree with Muhammad. I'm against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia. This is not a village of hate. It's a village of hope. Don't let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.
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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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My ministry's always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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