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This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the community and the community understanding its role as it continues to work with the police department.

Al Sharpton

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Al Sharpton
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: October 3
Film Actor
Human Rights Activist
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Brooklyn
New York
Alfred Charles Al Sharpton
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