Rev. Al Sharpton's Weekly Blog

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  Invite A Muslim To Thanksgiving Dinner

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  Nov 23 2015

  Muslims overwhelmingly have denounced acts of terrorism, and are in fact the greatest victims of terrorism around the world. Just as Christians are not responsible for extremist Christians, the same is so for Muslims.

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  From Mizzou to LGBT Rights: Justice for All

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  Nov 11 2015

  The students at the University of Missouri should be commended and praised by everyone that believes in the notion of progress. They showed the nation and the world that they have the right method — a method that civil rights groups used for years — a collective strategy of all, utilizing economic leverage along with a disciplined, focused and determined non-violent movement.

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  From Mizzou to LGBT Rights: Justice for All

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  Nov 11 2015

  The students at the University of Missouri should be commended and praised by everyone that believes in the notion of progress. They showed the nation and the world that they have the right method — a method that civil rights groups used for ye…

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  Silence Speaks Volumes GOP

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  Nov 02 2015

  Saturday was another somber day for the country. I preached at the funeral for 31-year-old Corey Jones, who was waiting for a tow truck in the early hours of October 18 when he was shot and killed by a plainclothes officer with no badge, in an unmarked car.

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  Silence Speaks Volumes GOP

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  Nov 02 2015

  Saturday was another somber day for the country. I preached at the funeral for 31-year-old Corey Jones, who was waiting for a tow truck in the early hours of October 18 when he was shot and killed by a plainclothes officer with no badge, in an un…

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  What’s Missing From the Debate Stage? Voting Rights and Criminal Justice Reform Specifics

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  Oct 19 2015

  Modern-day voter suppression isn’t confined to Alabama alone. For the past several years, dozens of states have adopted tough new voter ID laws that severely inhibit the poor, people of color, the elderly, those in rural communities and others from voting.

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  What’s Missing From the Debate Stage? Voting Rights and Criminal Justice Reform Specifics

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  Oct 19 2015

  Modern-day voter suppression isn’t confined to Alabama alone. For the past several years, dozens of states have adopted tough new voter ID laws that severely inhibit the poor, people of color, the elderly, those in rural communities and others fr…

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  What’s Missing From the Debate Stage? Voting Rights and Criminal Justice Reform Specifics

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  Oct 19 2015
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  Reducing Gun Violence and Reforming Our Criminal Justice System Simultaneously

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  Oct 05 2015

  I can cite facts and figures all day long depicting the disparity in which different communities are policed, who gets stopped, who gets frisked, who gets arrested, who can afford an attorney and what actual crime rates are broken down by various categories including race and ethnicity. Bottom line is, our criminal justice system is unbalanced, broken and in need of immediate repair.

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  Reducing Gun Violence and Reforming Our Criminal Justice System Simultaneously

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  Oct 05 2015

  I can cite facts and figures all day long depicting the disparity in which different communities are policed, who gets stopped, who gets frisked, who gets arrested, who can afford an attorney and what actual crime rates are broken down by various…