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Friends of Clayton Transit Coalition Leader Roberta Abdul-Salaam talked about the struggle to bring transit to Clayton County Tuesday. (Staff Photo: Cailin OBrien).

RIVERDALE Rev. Al Sharpton spoke in Clayton County Tuesday to express how important he felt the impending MARTA referendum vote was for both the county and the country.

I didnt want to send a statement to Roberta (Abdul-Salaam, one of the coalition leaders of Friends of Clayton Transit), I wanted to come myself so that people would understand the national significance of this vote, Sharpton said to the crowded room.

A few dozen Clayton County transportation supporters crowded into a room in the Friends of Clayton Transit Education Center in Riverdale to listen to Sharpton speak on the subject as part of a press conference hosted by Friends of Clayton Transit and Henry-Clayton County National Action Network Chapter.

Sharpton is the president and founder of the National Action Network, a civil rights organization meant to work in the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., according to the organizations website.

He urged residents to show up at the polls within the next six days to vote for a referendum that would levy a 1-cent sales tax to bring MARTA to Clayton County.

A portion of that penny would be saved in an account only to be used after officials determine how to bring a high-capacity transit option, such as rail, to the county.

Dissenters worry the proposed MARTA contract may not be the best option for transit in Clayton County and say a 1 percent sales tax increase, which will give Clayton County the highest sales tax in the Southern Crescent, will drive shoppers to surrounding Henry and Fayette counties.

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Ever wonder how MSNBCs Al Sharpton has been able to lose so much weight over the last several years? A new profile in the New York Daily News reveals the one major thing he cut from his diet: dinner.

Its not simply that he hasnt had any sweets in years, the Daily News Justin Rocket Silverman writes. He hasnt had dinner in years, either. Sharpton has reportedly gone from a high of 305 pounds all the way down to precisely 129.6, without the use of methods like surgery or diet pills.

I could take all the cartoons in the tabloid newspapers, but I couldnt take my daughter punching me in the belly and asking why I was so fat, Sharpton said.. That was my inspiration to lose the weight. And probably the last time anyone hurt my feelings.

Sharpton reportedly went from eating fried chicken three times a day as early as six years ago, to eating a single salad for lunch all day, every day. I was absolutely content just doing the salad, he said. As a kid who grew up chubby, I just marveled at the fact that I could be thin.

Theres much, much more about the incredible shrinking Sharpton, plus a video of his workout routine, at nydailynews.com.

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National Action Network president Al Sharpton was the keynote speaker at the 2014 NAN Vanguard Awards on Thursday, October 16 in Los Angeles.

*The National Action Network is on a mission to get this nation right and under the guidance of the one and only Rev. Al Sharpton, this national Civil Rights organization is making major moves to do just that. Sharpton is the National Action Networks Founder & President and acts as its national spokesperson, being very vocal on all things political.

OnThursday, October 16 at the California African-American Museum, the NAN hosted the 2014 African American Vanguard Awards that honored African American business leaders and political movers and shakers. The event was created by Lord, Bush & Randolph, LLC. (LBR) to recognize African Americans who have made a positive impact on the City of Los Angeles and surrounding communities.

The National Action network of Los Angeles is pleased to partner with Robert Bush of LBR on this event. We are grateful that our national leader Rev. Sharpton has taken time out his busy schedule to join us as we pay tribute to the most powerful and influential leaders in Los Angeles, said Rev. Tulloss, Western Regional Director and National Action Network, Los Angeles Chapter President.

Not only were people in attendance to honor those fine citizens, the event marked Sharptons 60th birthday celebration.

Many came out to celebrate with Sharpton including Judge Greg Mathis, Congresswoman Karen Bass, LA County Supervisor Mark Riley-Thomas, Apostle Beverly BAM Crawford, Macys VP of Government and Public Affairs Carol Jackson and Union Banks Vice President of Corporate Responsibility Julius Robinson just to name a few.

People that work and serve dont have to do what they do, said Sharpton in his keynote speech, and very often never get credit for what they do. Allot of us go by who we like, whether then who does things that we ought to love, and tonight is about people who do work. We all dont do it the same way, but we all have to do something. And that is what tonight is about.

For more information on the National Action Network, go to http://Nationalactionnetwork.net.

The men of the National Action Network (NAN): ): (l-r) VP, NAN LA Rev. Jonathan Moseley, NAN LA President & Western Regional Rev. K.W. Tulloss;, NANs Founder & President Rev Al Sharpton and NAN LAs Political Director Najee Al.

Sharpton answers questions from the press before he entered the California African American Museum

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