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I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy.

Al Sharpton

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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
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Dr. King used Gandhi's commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that. We don't owe America anything - America owes us.
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I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.
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Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
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If a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he's seeing a crime. He's not seeing a person standing.
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So (if) some cracker come and tell you 'Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,' you better hold your pocket. That ain't nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.
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I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET. Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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Life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values.
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We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual. And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?
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So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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America can't work for only some people and become a dream for all people. It has to work for everyone. And even though everyone might not end up at the same place, if everyone starts with the same beginning, then that's the dream fulfilled. We all don't have the same abilities, but we should have the same opportunities.
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Don't talk to us like we ignint!
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John Lewis we all know was beaten terribly, almost to an inch of his life, opened doors that will never be closed, although there are forces that are attempting to close those doors.
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I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.
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I`m very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we`ve got to organize like we have never organized before.We talk about it, but realistically, we`ve got to organize at the grassroots level.
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We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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Dr. King's general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
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If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.
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