Andrew Young
Andrew Young
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.is an American politician, diplomat, activist, and pastor from Georgia. He has served as a Congressman from Georgia's 5th congressional district, the United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and Mayor of Atlanta. He served as President of the National Council of Churches USA, was a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conferenceduring the Civil Rights Movement, and was a supporter and friend of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 March 1932
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
There's another side of the story that ought to be told.
They are some of the best entry level jobs that are available to poor people. And they also make products available to the working poor.
The pluses outweigh the minuses. They do give benefits, they do have health insurance.
I think there's just going to be an outpouring of gifts. People are good and hungry for an opportunity to do good.
I think the whole movement, both in the black community and in the federal government and in big business, is sort of floundering.
For those who care about the poor, it is time to step up, speak out and join this national discussion.
That does a significant amount of damage to you. People have such negative opinions of politicians. They always assume politicians are guilty.
If there was ever was a triumph of the human spirit, it was in the young people of Georgia, from Connecticut, from Kentucky, from England, from all over all over the world, who were victims of this incident. (They) were only looking forward to getting on with their lives and many of them hoping to get out of the hospital in time to get back to the games.
By ignoring the rural South and the inner cities and Hispanic markets, most businesses are ignoring the most lucrative market available on the face of the Earth.
I like to fight poverty. For almost 10 years, I've been using in my sermons the message that fighting poverty is good business, and I've used Wal-Mart as an example. The question is how do you fight poverty with high wages or low prices? The answer is both.
I'm not ashamed of Salt Lake for inviting people to come to school and giving scholarships, ... I'm proud of them for doing it.
the right to vote for all Americans over the age of 18.
No nation as rich as ours should have so many people isolated on islands of poverty in such a sea of material wealth.
I tried. But not everybody thought so.