Rev. Al Sharpton's Weekly Blog

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  48 Years Later, The King Dream Is at Risk

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  Apr 04 2016
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  The Reviews Are In: Oscars Viewership Was Down

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  Feb 29 2016

  This significant decline should send a clear message to the Academy and to movie studio executives that we will not tolerate discriminatory practices whether they impact what we see on screen or what takes place behind the lens.

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  The Reviews Are In: Oscars Viewership Was Down

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  Feb 29 2016

  This significant decline should send a clear message to the Academy and to movie studio executives that we will not tolerate discriminatory practices whether they impact what we see on screen or what takes place behind the lens.

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  The Reviews Are In: Oscars Viewership Was Down

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  Feb 29 2016
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  A Moment In History I Will Not Forget; A Meeting at the White House

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  Feb 20 2016

  For the past seven years, I have visualized a meeting with the President, our President, Barack Obama. I always…

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  Flint Response: Worse Than Katrina?

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  Jan 25 2016

  Democratically elected officials were displaced and replaced with emergency management people who cut a deal and sent contaminated river water that corroded pipelines and exposed residents to toxic levels of lead. Gov. Snyder’s administration ign…

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  Flint Response: Worse Than Katrina?

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  Jan 25 2016

  Democratically elected officials were displaced and replaced with emergency management people who cut a deal and sent contaminated river water that corroded pipelines and exposed residents to toxic levels of lead. Gov. Snyder’s administration ignored this problem since 2014, and in terms of direct action, politics and policies, the Flint crisis might just be even worse than Katrina.

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  Flint Response: Worse Than Katrina?

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  Jan 25 2016
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  Gun Control: Ditto Cops and Robbers

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  Jan 11 2016

  If we care at all about future generations, we must listen to the president’s call for sensible gun legislation, while at the same time push for national police reform. We cannot address one while ignoring the other.

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  Gun Control: Ditto Cops and Robbers

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  Jan 11 2016