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.
AL SHARPTONThe assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against this don’t have enough sense to stand up for their own interests.
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I think everybody understood what happened, why this consent decree came about after the Freddie Gray situation. There was tension on both sides.
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People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.
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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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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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We won`t back down! We won`t be trumped!
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Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
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As a Baptist minister, I don’t have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way
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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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We may switch presidents, but we`re just going to switch legs and keep on marching.
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If a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he’s seeing a crime. He’s not seeing a person standing.
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I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
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I believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn’t. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty.
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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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