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.
AL SHARPTONWe just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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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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I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.
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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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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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I`m deeply concerned about Jeff Sessions, who has clearly expressed opposition to the use of consent decrees and has advanced a lot of this states` rights rhetoric.
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I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.
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I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice.
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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 promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our shores, whether they come from Mexico,
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Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.
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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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National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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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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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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One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district.
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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`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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If Jews want to get it on, tell them to pin their yarmulkes back and come over to my house.
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They tried to say that being gay is a sin, and I said that adultery is a sin.
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The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
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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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Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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