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.
AL SHARPTONIf I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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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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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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John Lewis is an icon in our society.
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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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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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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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I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.
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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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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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As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways.
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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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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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I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.
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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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