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.
AL SHARPTONWhen 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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We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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We cannot look at the Latino community and preach ‘one language.’ No one gave them an English test before they sent them to Iraq to fight for America.
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I can’t see how an unarmed man rejecting a drug deal ended up dead.
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They tried to say that being gay is a sin, and I said that adultery is a sin.
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I’ve never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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I remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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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.
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We`re going to continue to move forward and fight.
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Haiti or Canada, there must be one set of rules for everybody. We cannot welcome those to come and then try and act as though any culture will not be respected or treated inferior.
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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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We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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