Rev. Al Sharpton's Weekly Blog

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  Diminishing Black Wealth

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  Nov 30 2011

  Not only has Black wealth diminished, but so too has the existence of much of this nation’s Black middle class itself. Black, White or Brown — that is a startling reality that should have all of us deeply concerned.

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  The Supreme Court Cannot Have Its Own Conflict of Interest — Justices Thomas and Scalia Must Recuse Themselves

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  Nov 15 2011

  When Judge Clarence Thomas’ wife is directly connected to an anti-health care lobbying group, and both he and Judge Antonin Scalia attend conservative fundraisers, they have no option but to recuse themselves.

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  Progressives Made a Clean Sweep — Don’t Look Now But the Movement Has Begun

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  Nov 09 2011

  To those that want to keep pretending we’re a center-right country, I say again, nice try. Just look at yesterday’s election results — the proof is in the pudding.

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  I Wish I Could Vote, But I Simply Can’t Afford To

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  Nov 03 2011

  When certain individuals began chanting their mantra of ‘take our country back’, the rest of us hoped that it wasn’t a subliminal message.

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  How to End Violence? Get Guns Off of the Street

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  Oct 27 2011

  Life is indeed short, but let’s not make it shorter by killing one another needlessly.

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  From Wall Street to Washington We March for Jobs & Justice

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  Oct 11 2011

  If you are unable to join an Occupy rally in your city, or you cannot make it to our demonstration in Washington, be sure to actively create change in your immediate surroundings.

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  What Fred Shuttlesworth’s Legacy Means for the Next Generation of Leaders

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  Oct 09 2011

  The late Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was one of those rare remarkable beings who not only suffered physical and emotional attacks by those who stood opposed to equality, but a man who greatly inspired an entire movement for change.

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  Michael Jackson Isn’t on Trial

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  Sep 29 2011

  As the strangeness unfortunately plays out yet again in another court drama over two years after Michael’s passing, let’s be sure to remember precisely who is on trial here.

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  The Execution of Troy Davis Was a Miscarriage of Justice and the World Watched It Play Out

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  Sep 22 2011

  As I left Georgia yesterday for NY, I was consumed with irony. So many heads of state were gathered at the UN hearing the U.S. stress the importance of human rights as we simultaneously executed this man.

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  Stop the Execution of Troy Davis

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  Sep 13 2011

  Troy Davis has exhausted all of his appeals and without clemency or some other drastic action, he will be executed next week. An entire case based on witness testimony that has now fallen apart requires immediate action.