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Van Jones
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: September 20
Civil Rights Advocate
Environmentalist
Human Rights Activist
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Motivational Speaker
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Come, then, let us go forward together with our united strength - and win a better future for generations to come.
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Keith Ellison is the future of the Democratic Party, the future of the progressive movement.
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A one-sided analysis of anything always leads you into the wrong direction.
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Fighting for and defending the values from the pulpit is critical. You can't love the Creator, and disrespect the creation.
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Trust your intuition and be resilient. If you have real breakout ideas, even your friends will laugh at you secretly until you can prove their viability.
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All the old rules - if you say some crazy stuff you get your show canceled or you get your campaign ended - don't apply in the world of social media. They don't apply in the world of reality TV.
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