I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.
AL SHARPTONThe 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.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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The icy rain did not deter us as we reminded Donald Trump and other leaders that we will not be silenced.
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.
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I’ve seen too much in life to give up.
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Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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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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We’ve got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.
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If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can’t grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
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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 haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
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I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
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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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I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society.
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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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The 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.
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