I haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
AL SHARPTONI 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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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?
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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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I’ve never seen a prosecutor hold a press conference to discredit the victim.
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Don’t talk to us like we ignint!
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I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.
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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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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
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Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our shores, whether they come from Mexico,
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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
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