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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.

Al Sharpton

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
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Accuse Black Kill Pasion Passion Stir Wife
I wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
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Governor Hard Holler Hoot Say Want Yourself
What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
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Comfortable Community Discomfort Effective Help Load Opinion Oppress Profess Try
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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Community Department Happen Police Relationship Sure Want
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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Certainly Executive Happen Make Need People Picture President Special Vote
Then I should be praised for it, and it’s more of a comment on them than me that it would take tricks to make them cover the loss of life.
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Comment Cover Life Loss More Praise Trick
Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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Define Friend Politic Today Tomorrow
As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn’t have to be a drug dealer.
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Child Could Ghetto Governor Hope Look President Ran State Walk Across
I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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Do Make Ought Respect Sacrifice Some Think Will
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
This is not about what party you’re part of. This is about right and wrong, … the conscience of this nation.
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Conscience Nation Party Wrong
I’ve seen too much in life to give up.
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Give Life Much Seen
We’ve got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.
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Balance Congress Least Look Now Provide Some Toward Yera
Dr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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Another Confront Era King Place Principles Generation Took Universal
That ain’t nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.
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Crook Forefather Mean Nothing Proud
National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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Action Affiliate Around Chapter City Country Found Group National Network
I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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America Black Stories
My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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Challenge Challenges Dad President
They didn’t have to be a hoodlum, they didn’t have to be a gangster. They could stand up from a broken home, on welfare, and they could run for president of the United States.
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Broke Gangster Home Hoodlum President Run States United
Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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Balance Bet Black Country Like Many Nation Operate Show Talk Told
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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Country Culture Everybody Inferior Respect Rule Through Treat Welcome
Adultery is responsible for breaking up more marriages, but do we put that in the Constitution? It’s absurd.
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Absurd Adultery Break Constitution Marriage Responsible
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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Concern Except Express Fact Say Session
I won vice president of my student body in high school. That doesn’t mean anything.
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Anything Body High Mean President School Student Vice Won
I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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Address Chosen Elect Every Issue Just President Think Unfortunate
We won`t back down! We won`t be trumped!
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Back Down Trump Won
While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that.
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Country Flag Part Patriotism Understand Wave

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