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Al Sharpton

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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Area Dramatical Feel President Remember Something Think Urban Yesterday
The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against this don’t have enough sense to stand up for their own interests.
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Assumption Enough March People Protest Sense Stand
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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Address Feel Fire Hold Issue Think Well
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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Cop Crime Gun Person Run Stand Store
If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.
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Cause Much Own Play Theatric Way
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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Boost City Down Investment Monetary Show Some Symbolic Think
We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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Black Chance Give Leader Made Second Way Will
Senator [Jeff] Sessions says people, cities sign these decrees because they don`t want to be sued by the justice department, as if he is, in some ways, questioning whether the things that are in these decrees are necessary and warranted.
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City Decrees Department Justice People Question Session Sued
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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Administration Country President Right Thing
If I had spent the money you did and got 18 percent, I’d still be in Iowa hooting and hollering.
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Got Holler Hoot Lowa Money Percent Spent
That ain’t nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.
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Crook Forefather Mean Nothing Proud
I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
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Almost Black Go Grew Holiday
I do believe that the party has a bunch of elephants running around in donkey clothes.
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Believe Bunch Cloth Donkey Elephant Party Run
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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Appointment Concern Figure Look Nation Represent Some Together
We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.
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Believe Change Constitution Country Down Fundamental Need Real
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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Baltimore Department Engage Law Pattern Police Practice Right

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