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White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.

Al Sharpton

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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Before Believe Caution Concern Grassroot Initial Level Like Organize Seen
Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
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City Country Crime Department Everywhere Go Police
A jury said he wasn’t. So I have as much right to question a jury as they do. Does it make somebody a racist? No! They just disagreed with the jury. So did I.
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Disagree Jury Make Question Racist Right Somebody
I’m a patriot in the truest sense of the word.
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Patriot Sense Truest World
People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.
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Campaign During Fearful Follow Heard Nervous People Promise Wonder
Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
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Back Catapult Evangelical House White
I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
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Anymore Color Drug More People Think
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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Black Chance Give Leader Made Second Way Will
Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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Commitment King Passive Person Resistance
if we kept on voting, if we kept on believing, we would make America beautiful for everybody.
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Beautiful Believe Everybody Kept Voting
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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Agreement Community Department Police Understand
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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Attack Consider Legitimate President Said Trump
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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Appointment Concern Figure Look Nation Represent Some Together
James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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Body Dance Long Someone Step Uncontrollably
Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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Cat Democrat Herd Organize
It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That’s where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts.
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Acre After Commitment Emancipation Give Mute Proclamation Sign True

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