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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.

Al Sharpton

I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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America Black Stories
And that will mean that we cast aside eight years of hard work, blood, sweat and tears that have gone into bringing cities and mayors and communities to the table to address what truly is a national crisis.
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Aside Bring City Comunity Crisis Hard National Sweat Work
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
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
If I had spent the money you did and got 18 percent, I’d still be in Iowa hooting and hollering.
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Got Holler Hoot Lowa Money Percent Spent
Crime is going down everywhere but in the New York City Police Department.
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City Country Crime Department Everywhere Go Police
But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching,
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Beautiful Believe Country March
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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Administration Country President Right Thing
So (if) some cracker come and tell you ‘Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,’ you better hold your pocket.
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Back Better Blood Crack Father Hold Mean Mother Pocket Tell
If a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he’s seeing a crime. He’s not seeing a person standing.
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Cop Crime Gun Person Run Stand Store
Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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Blatant Case Existence Less Many Racism Undeniable
I’m a patriot in the truest sense of the word.
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Patriot Sense Truest World
I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.
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Born Deficit Spend Understand
The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.
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Country Educate Education Government Obligation People Young
I’m projected as an ambulance chaser, but I’m more the ambulance. People call me because they know I will come…. I have never fought a case where they didn’t ask me to come.
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Ambulance Ask Come Fought More People Project Run
We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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Crow Deal Defeat Esquire Son

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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