One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district.
AL SHARPTONThe unfortunate part is there`s not enough balance in the legislative chambers, and particularly the senate that has to do that confirmation for there to be enough pushback.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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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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My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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I just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
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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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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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Haiti or Canada, there must be one set of rules for everybody. We cannot welcome those to come and then try and act as though any culture will not be respected or treated inferior.
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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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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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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work.
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What’s wrong with denouncing white interlopers?
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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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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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I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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Don’t talk to us like we ignint!
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