American - Activist | October 3, 1954 -
My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
Al Sharpton
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One of the reasons I get so much joy out of my own children's childhoods is that I'm having my first childhood myself.
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The boxing world is full of all kinds of corruption.
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The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
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The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.
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We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
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We're not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we're not willing to give them first chances.
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I've learned how to measure what I say. Al Sharpton in 1986 was trying to be heard. I was a local guy and was like, 'Y'all are ignoring us.'
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We are engaged in immediate conversations with the White House on deliberations over a successor whom we hope will continue in the general direction of Attorney General Holder.
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I've been able to reach from the streets to the suites.
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I'm never going to be fat - never again. I'm going to make it easy on my pallbearers.
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I actually lost more weight than I am!
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