And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.
AL SHARPTONThe icy rain did not deter us as we reminded Donald Trump and other leaders that we will not be silenced.
More Al Sharpton Quotes
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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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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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I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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We don’t owe America anything – America owes us.
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We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was … we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.
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I remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas.
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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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It does not appear, nor is there any reason to believe that [ Jeff Sessions] will put policing reform front and center in the way that this justice department has.
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The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody’s house.
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While the rest of the country waves the flag of Americana, we understand we are not part of that.
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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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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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I think you don’t support people based on one or two cases of situations.
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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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