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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.

Al Sharpton

White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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Build Empire Folk Philosophy Pyramid White
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
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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Acre After Commitment Emancipation Give Mute Proclamation Sign True
I just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
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Country Everyone Order People President Provide Release
I’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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Boycott Effective Seen Work
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
We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
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Amendment Constitution Federal Give Giver Need Government Protect 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
I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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America Black Stories
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
You deal with their balance over the long run.
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Balance Deal Long Over Run
We cannot look at the Latino community and preach ‘one language.’ No one gave them an English test before they sent them to Iraq to fight for America.
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Before Community Country English Fight Language Look Preach Test
We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.
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Divide Forward Move
Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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Family Life Subway Value Young
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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Deter Icy Leader Other Rain Remind Silence
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

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