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.
AL SHARPTONPeople working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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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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National Action Network, the group I founded, has affiliates or chapters in over 40 cities around the country.
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Somebody had to bring the truth to the doorstep of this president.
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I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
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I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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I’ve seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.
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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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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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Donald Trump fired back at democratic Congressman John Lewis after Lewis said he did not see Trump as a legitimate president.
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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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I think it gives a symbolic boost, as well as those shows do bring down some monetary investments in the city.
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It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city.
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They didn’t have to be a hoodlum, they didn’t have to be a gangster. They could stand up from a broken home, on welfare, and they could run for president of the United States.
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Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.
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Life is about not where you start, but where you’re going. That’s family values.
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