I think you don’t support people based on one or two cases of situations.
AL SHARPTONOn Saturday of MLK weekend, just days before the inauguration, thousands of people joined me in the nation`s capital to protect the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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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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I`m very cautious and very concerned about what I have initially seen, but I also believe we`ve got to organize like we have never organized before.We talk about it, but realistically, we`ve got to organize at the grassroots level.
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community.
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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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A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.
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National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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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 believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn’t. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty.
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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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I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
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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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I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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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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