On Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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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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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So (if) some cracker come and tell you ‘Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,’ you better hold your pocket.
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I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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John Lewis we all know was beaten terribly, almost to an inch of his life, opened doors that will never be closed, although there are forces that are attempting to close those doors.
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It does not appear, nor is there any reason to believe that [ Jeff Sessions] will put policing reform front and center in the way that this justice department has.
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Some issues you just – you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.
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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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The Democratic Party hasn’t whipped anybody into a frenzy.
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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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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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And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
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I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people.
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I remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas.
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I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.
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But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching,
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