John Lewis being attacked as “talk, talk, talk” by president-elect [Donald] Trump because he said he didn`t consider him a legitimate president.
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A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.
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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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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.
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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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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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John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can’t grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
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The icy rain did not deter us as we reminded Donald Trump and other leaders that we will not be silenced.
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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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I can’t see how an unarmed man rejecting a drug deal ended up dead.
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America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.
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The 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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When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.
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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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