If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
AL SHARPTONVice President [Lindon] Johnson to President Johnson and Vice President [Hubert] Humphrey. It`s challenging the administrations to do the right thing.
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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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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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The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our shores, whether they come from Mexico,
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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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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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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`m deeply concerned about Jeff Sessions, who has clearly expressed opposition to the use of consent decrees and has advanced a lot of this states` rights rhetoric.
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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.
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I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.
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Any use of the names of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, in connection with any violence or killing of police, is reprehensible and against the pursuit of justice in both cases.
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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 willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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I’ve seen too much in life to give up.
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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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The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
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