People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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More Al Sharpton Quotes
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I’m being effective, because I’m not trying to make them comfortable.
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Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
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We’ve got to look toward two years from now [January 2017] to at least provide some balance in congress.
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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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But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching,
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I haven’t done the things I’ve done to be in a sitcom.
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I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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We just have to hope and pray that this man [Donald Trump] is changed in terms of how he views the world community.
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We may switch presidents, but we`re just going to switch legs and keep on marching.
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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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I think that any time you look at the fact that boycotts have historically led to change, whatever temporary inconvenience there may be, it in the long run leads toward, in my opinion, a better change for everybody.
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When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.
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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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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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