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.
AL SHARPTONI think that whoever is the attorney general, you don’t want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.
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It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, “Rather than have the continual problems of police brutality and economic disparity,
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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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This is not about what party you’re part of. This is about right and wrong, … the conscience of this nation.
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And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.
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Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
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My ordination in the Church of God in Christ was at age 9, and I later became a Baptist minister, which I am today.
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If a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he’s seeing a crime. He’s not seeing a person standing.
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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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Vice President [Lindon] Johnson to President Johnson and Vice President [Hubert] Humphrey. It`s challenging the administrations to do the right thing.
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The Baltimore Police Department had engaged in a pattern of practice of conduct that violated the constitution and federal law, and this conduct had eroded trust and to deprive the people of Baltimore of the rights and the protections guaranteed to every American.
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What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
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I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
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America has to make America become a better place for all Americans, and that`s all of us participating.
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I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
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