What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
AL SHARPTONI remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas.
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I’ve seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.
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I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.
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So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That’s where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts.
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It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
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One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district.
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First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
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The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
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People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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How do you make things fair?
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They didn’t have to be a hoodlum, they didn’t have to be a gangster. They could stand up from a broken home, on welfare, and they could run for president of the United States.
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