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Old 12-23-2014, 03:28 PM
 
Location: Los Awesome, CA
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Al Sharpton is NOT the voice of black america

Everyone with common sense knows this. Black America does have a single leader at all...
I meant does not have...

 
Old 12-23-2014, 03:50 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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I meant does not have...
I think MLK was a fine leader for the Black community back in the day.
Blacks were treated as second class citizens and MLK fought the good fight for equal rights.
We need another MLK right about now that will push Sharpton and Jesse out of the picture for good.
 
Old 12-23-2014, 04:29 PM
 
Location: Texas
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I think MLK was a fine leader for the Black community back in the day.
Blacks were treated as second class citizens and MLK fought the good fight for equal rights.
We need another MLK right about now that will push Sharpton and Jesse out of the picture for good.
We shouldn't HAVE to need another MLK right about now, imo. Sharpton and Jackson should have gotten off the stage by now although Sharpton wasn't considered a leader anyways.
 
Old 12-23-2014, 04:31 PM
 
Location: southern california
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The burning question and in the case of Jessica chambers literally burning
Who is the voice of black America? Boko haram??????? Black squad of Memphis? The polar bear hunters who is the true voice????? The many remorseful angry felons that post on CDf???? Or is it the good people in the community I have known???? Who is it who speaks???

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Old 12-23-2014, 05:01 PM
 
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We shouldn't HAVE to need another MLK right about now, imo. Sharpton and Jackson should have gotten off the stage by now although Sharpton wasn't considered a leader anyways.
Are you ashamed of or embarrassed by Sharpton. He's not The Leader or the Only Leader, maybe not even the most respected leader. But to say he's not A Leader is ridiculous.
 
Old 12-23-2014, 05:09 PM
 
Location: Texas
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Are you ashamed of or embarrassed by Sharpton. He's not The Leader or the Only Leader, maybe not even the most respected leader. But to say he's not A Leader is ridiculous.
Imo, he was never a leader.
 
Old 12-23-2014, 05:29 PM
 
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Which side, the blacks or the arabs who call themselves "palestinians"?
I'm talking about the entire statement.
 
Old 12-23-2014, 05:33 PM
 
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Are you ashamed of or embarrassed by Sharpton. He's not The Leader or the Only Leader, maybe not even the most respected leader. But to say he's not A Leader is ridiculous.

To say he IS a leader is ridiculous.

He is, however, a tax cheat.

So there is that.
 
Old 12-23-2014, 05:38 PM
 
Location: Great State of Texas
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Imo, he was never a leader.

Black America doesn’t lack leaders: Poll shows 24 percent say Sharpton speaks for them | theGrio
The fact that there that so many blacks are willing to name someone such as Sharpton as their go-to guy, and that includes, more often than not, the man in the White House, is something that shouldn’t be ripped, ridiculed, and certainly not ignored.
 
Old 12-23-2014, 05:39 PM
 
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Originally Posted by Huckleberry3911948 View Post
The burning question and in the case of Jessica chambers literally burning
Who is the voice of black America? Boko haram??????? Black squad of Memphis? The polar bear hunters who is the true voice????? The many remorseful angry felons that post on CDf???? Or is it the good people in the community I have known???? Who is it who speaks???
Who is the voice?

Here is the truth. Anyone with critical thinking would understand that these groups you mention are not the voice of Black Americans. Most people don't even know who these groups are much less pay any attention to them.

You want to know who the voice of Black America is? Ask Black people. Don't ask the media.

Now, here is the question. Why would anyone bring Boko Haram into this?
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