Al Sharpton : (6) " Everything from who sits on your local board of education to the prosecutors and judicial appointments in your area and much more are all impacted by who holds political office. " - Al Sharpton " How do you make things fair? " - Al Sharpton " Following Michael Brown’s death, I went to Ferguson and met with his parents. I stood with them as they tried to hold their heads high and deal with both their immense loss and the larger issues of police-community relations. " - Al Sharpton " Local prosecutors work alongside local police officers on a regular basis and are therefore conflicted when it comes to prosecuting those same officers. They are under extreme pressure from local police unions and from rank-and-file cops. " - Al Sharpton " My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today. " - Al Sharpton " I’ve been able to reach from the streets to the suites. " - Al Sharpton