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Al Sharpton right always prayer school I'm never going to be fat - never again. I'm going to make it easy on my pallbearers. Al Sharpton fat going never easy The horrific cases in Ferguson, in Staten Island with the death of Eric Garner, and all across the country serve as stark reminders that we must have a say in who polices us, and how that policing is done. We must, we must, let our voices be heard on Election Day. Al Sharpton day election country death
