Word: sharptons
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Sharpton called for his listeners to renew their commitment to justice in light of continuing racism in a speech at the Law School yesterday...
...Sharpton, the opening speaker at the Harvard Black Law Students Association's Spring Career/Alumni Conference, spoke before an audience of 250. He stressed duty to the community above individual careers, warning the audience "of an epidemic going around the country-Negro amnesia...
Sniping at the political establishment and running upstart political campaigns are not new to Fulani. Fulani, whose political allies have included the Reverend Al Sharpton and Louis Farrakhan, ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor of New York, mayor of New York City, and governor of New York, mayor in the last decade...
Films used to portray New York City as a penthouse aerie, where tuxes and smart chat were mandatory. Moviegoers saw the jagged grandeur of Manhattan's skyline as a cardiogram of American sophistication. Fred Astaire used to symbolize New York; now Al Sharpton does, and the metropolis is just a detention center for too many folks you'd rather not dine with. Rank congestion is the norm; you can't buy your way out of the line of fire. Question: Does anyone still dream of coming to town and becoming a star? Funny answer: Yes, because New York's desperate...
Meanwhile, Black leaders shamelessly manipulated their constituents to incite hatred and violence. Al Sharpton, Sonny Carson and others have pandered to latent anti-Semitism in the Black community, producing what New York Mayor David Dinkins labeled an "absence of responsible leadership". Like Jeffries, Sharpton and his demagogic buddies sold the Black community short by leading them down the path of placing blame, espousing racism and provoking violence. Dinkins was pelted with bottles. Leaders of moderation were absent from the stage...