Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
AL SHARPTONAs 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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You deal with their balance over the long run.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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You and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression.
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I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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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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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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We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
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Adultery is responsible for breaking up more marriages, but do we put that in the Constitution? It’s absurd.
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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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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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A jury said he wasn’t. So I have as much right to question a jury as they do. Does it make somebody a racist? No! They just disagreed with the jury. So did I.
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First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
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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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Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.
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People have a right to be nervous and fearful. They heard what Trump said during the campaign and are wondering if he`ll follow through on his promises.
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