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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.

Al Sharpton

Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police department and advocates who believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do.
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Absolute Advocate Believe City People Consent Decree Department Police Right Thing
As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways.
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Discrimination Inequality Long Often Racism Saturate Say Simple Slavery Way
I`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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Advance Appear Clearly Consent Express Right Session State Use
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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Bill Guy Kind Lead Polis Poll Rather Strike Whatever
I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
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City Country Crime Department Everywhere Go Police
We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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Crow Deal Defeat Esquire Son
I`m not as concerned about what Mr. [Jeff] Sessions expressed, except for the fact that he did say that, you know, these things would be enforced.
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Concern Except Express Fact Say Session
We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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Anything Country Owe Us
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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While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that.
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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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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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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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Aside Bring City Comunity Crisis Hard National Sweat Work
I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.
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Bring Challenge Constant Go Hear King People Something Spirit Together
As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn’t have to be a drug dealer.
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Child Could Ghetto Governor Hope Look President Ran State Walk Across

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