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WHITT

(2,868 posts)
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 04:12 PM Apr 2021

Rev Al Captures The Moment

Yesterday after the verdict announcement, Rev Al appeared at a presser with the Floyd family, and said:

We don't celebrate a man going to jail. We would have rather George be alive.

The assembled crowd responded: AMEN!


But we celebrate that we, because young people, White and Black, some castigated, many that are here tonight, marched and kept marching and kept going. Many of them looked down on, but they kept marching and wouldn't let this die.


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Rev Al Captures The Moment (Original Post) WHITT Apr 2021 OP
November, 1987... Mazeltov Cocktail Apr 2021 #1
what is your point? Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Mazeltov Cocktail Apr 2021 #3
"Rev" Al is an attention whore... Mazeltov Cocktail Apr 2021 #4
Do you feel this way about all POC who speak out? Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #5
No, just him Mazeltov Cocktail Apr 2021 #6
Interesting. Selective hatred toward one black Reverend. What did Rev Al do that singled him out? Evolve Dammit Apr 2021 #7

Mazeltov Cocktail

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1. November, 1987...
Wed Apr 21, 2021, 07:00 PM
Apr 2021

Tawanna Brawley..."Rev" Al can grandstand with the best of them... seriously, fuck this guy...

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