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Life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values.

Al Sharpton

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Al Sharpton
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Film Actor
Human Rights Activist
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Brooklyn
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Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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