I think it gives a symbolic boost, as well as those shows do bring down some monetary investments in the city.
AL SHARPTONI`m deeply concerned about Jeff Sessions, who has clearly expressed opposition to the use of consent decrees and has advanced a lot of this states` rights rhetoric.
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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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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was … we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.
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The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback.
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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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We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
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National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.
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A picture would be put on that card, and a president can certainly by executive order make this happen so that people will not need a special I.D. They`ll have one to vote.
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It is time to bring down the volume and bring up the program.
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I am in hell already. I am in Israel.
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Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.
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That ain’t nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.
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This is not about what party you’re part of. This is about right and wrong, … the conscience of this nation.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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The GOP’s freak out over Donald Trump. Just two months to Iowa, can anyone stop him?
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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And that will mean that we cast aside eight years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into bringing cities and mayors and communities to the table to address what truly is a national crisis.
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During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.
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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work.
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I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
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I’ve never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
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We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
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