We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was … we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.
AL SHARPTONI 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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I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
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We’ve got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.
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I believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn’t. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty.
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If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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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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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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This is not a village of hate. It’s a village of hope. Don’t let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.
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I`m not as concerned about what Mr. [Jeff] Sessions expressed, except for the fact that he did say that, you know, these things would be enforced.
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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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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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I’ve seen too much in life to give up.
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Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
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I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice.
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We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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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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