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.
AL SHARPTONPeople 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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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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This is not just an agreement for the police department, this is an agreement that gets the police department working with the community and the community understanding its role as it continues to work with the police department.
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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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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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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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The Democratic Party hasn’t whipped anybody into a frenzy.
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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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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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There are white n*ggers. I’ve seen a lot of white n*ggers in my time.
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It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.
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I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
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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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If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
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But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching,
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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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