And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
AL SHARPTONIt 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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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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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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A picture would be put on that card, and a president can certainly by executive order make this happen so that people will not need a special I.D. They`ll have one to vote.
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We blacks had problems in the ’60s and we solved them by marching. We’ve still got problems – let’s march.
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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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White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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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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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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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.
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Don’t talk to us like we ignint!
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When you’re dealing with boycotts, you don’t need everyone. You just need enough to be effective.
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Getting Democrats organized is like herding cats.
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So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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The congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things.
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You hear anything? Oh, let’s run! It’s Virginia today!”…
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We cannot look at the Latino community and preach ‘one language.’ No one gave them an English test before they sent them to Iraq to fight for America.
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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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Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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You and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression.
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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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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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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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Jeff Sessions, the person who`s likely to become our next attorney general, is striking a very different tone from our current attorney general, Loretta Lynch, who announced a consent decree with the city of Baltimore.
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We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
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