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These issues were reflected in many communities: the Asian American community, Hispanic community, Native American community. Danny Glover college native-american father President [Barack] Obama is a man who had certain advantages because of the civil rights movement. Danny Glover president rights men I was involved with the anti-apartheid movement through my work as an artist and also through my political commitment. Danny Glover political artist commitment The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does - and who he has at the table. Danny Glover black important president What he [Barack Obama] does to change the world - that's what's important. Danny Glover important doe world My theatrical background was in the great work of the South African playwright Athol Fugard. Danny Glover theatrical great-work backgrounds When you have powerful unions, you have a working class that is politicized. 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Danny Glover cinema stories trying It's also important for those who promote those issues within the white community - the somewhat privileged community - to talk about issues affecting people of color. Danny Glover issues color white But rarely have I made choices that made me feel I was really compromising what I believe. Danny Glover compromise choices believe Did you know a child is orphaned by AIDS every 15 seconds. Millions of children are going it alone. Missing their childhood. Missing their mother. Missing their father. AIDS is devastating families around the globe. Children are missing your support. Unite for children. Unite against AIDS. Danny Glover mother father children But I think it's very key that there's a plan for Haiti. And we have to begin to - as progressives and people who are concerned about Haiti and have been concerned about Haiti, we have to begin to build some sort of consensus, a movement around the Haiti that the Haitians envision. Danny Glover keys people thinking Just look at the cinema itself: It's comprised of lots of movies about graphic novels, and if you're not 20 years old and wearing a cape and a mask and white, you're out of business. Today's cinema is a proliferation of comedies, which are in some ways creating caricature images. They're one-dimensional. Danny Glover creating white years
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