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.
AL SHARPTONAny use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.
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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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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 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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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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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
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The GOP’s freak out over Donald Trump. Just two months to Iowa, can anyone stop him?
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I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
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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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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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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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Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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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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Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
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