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We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.

Al Sharpton

There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work.
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Broken Consent Country Decree Department Help Long Place Police Reform Work
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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Balance Chamber Confirmation Enough Legislative Pushback Senate Unfortunate
Some issues you just – you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.
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Certain Certainty Defend Denigrate Issue Just Some Yourself
I think everybody understood what happened, why this consent decree came about after the Freddie Gray situation. There was tension on both sides.
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Came Consent Decree Everbody Happen Side Tension Think Understood
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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Campaign During Fearful Follow Heard Nervous People Promise Wonder
John Lewis we all know was beaten terribly, almost to an inch of his life, opened doors that will never be closed, although there are forces that are attempting to close those doors.
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Almost Beat Door Force Inch Life Terrible
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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Baltimore Department Engage Law Pattern Police Practice Right
A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.
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Civil Elect Escalate Icon President Right War
I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people.
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All Biography Fiction Kind People Philosophy Rarely Read
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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Disagree Jury Make Question Racist Right Somebody
White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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Build Empire Folk Philosophy Pyramid White
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
I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice.
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Harmony Help Job Justice King Mean Racial
The 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.
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Assumption Enough March People Protest Sense Stand
John Lewis being attacked as “talk, talk, talk” by president-elect [Donald] Trump because he said he didn`t consider him a legitimate president.
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Attack Consider Legitimate President Said Trump
Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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Commitment King Passive Person Resistance

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