We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
AL SHARPTONJohn Lewis is an icon in our society.
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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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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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I’ve seen too much in life to give up.
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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 just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
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I`m deeply concerned about Jeff Sessions, who has clearly expressed opposition to the use of consent decrees and has advanced a lot of this states` rights rhetoric.
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The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody’s house.
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I 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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A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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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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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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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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The unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback.
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Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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