I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
AL SHARPTONAs 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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The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this conduct had eroded trust and to deprive the people of Baltimore of the rights and the protections guaranteed to every American.
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I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.
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On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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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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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.
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I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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Don’t talk to us like we ignint!
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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We blacks had problems in the ’60s and we solved them by marching. We’ve still got problems – let’s march.
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We won`t back down! We won`t be trumped!
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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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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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