My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
AL SHARPTONIf O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
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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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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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I think it gives a symbolic boost, as well as those shows do bring down some monetary investments in the city.
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We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
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It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
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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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Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.
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Don’t talk to us like we ignint!
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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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I’ve seen too much in life to give up.
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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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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.
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I am in hell already. I am in Israel.
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I`m very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we`ve got to organize like we have never organized before.We talk about it, but realistically, we`ve got to organize at the grassroots level.
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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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