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Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.

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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Better
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I can't see how an unarmed man rejecting a drug deal ended up dead.
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