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Fri May 3, 2013, 08:00 AM May 2013

Two Daddies, Two Birthdays for Reverend Al

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tweeted by, Reverend Al Sharpton ?@TheRevAl 2h

Enroute to the airport, thinking about my two Daddies. Today is the B'day of my father Al, Sr. and my surrogate... http://fb.me/2lhGrfVom





Reverend Al Sharpton ?@TheRevAl 2h
Interesting that my Dad and James Brown (who became my Dad) have the same b'day. Sign or coincidence?

—Al Sharpton on James Brown as a father figure:

"What I do functionally is what Dr. King, Reverend Jackson and the movement are all about; but I learned manhood from James Brown. I always say that James Brown taught me how to be a man."


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Two Daddies, Two Birthdays for Reverend Al (Original Post) bigtree May 2013 OP
Rev. Al Sharpton is the one and only person I watch on tv. Every other person lost me. nt graham4anything May 2013 #1
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