The congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things.
AL SHARPTONIf O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
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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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We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
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A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.
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We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn’t get the mule. So we decided we’d ride this donkey as far as it would take us.
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If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can’t grandma have a constitutional right to health care?
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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This is not a village of hate. It’s a village of hope. Don’t let midgets give us a bad name. There are still giants in Harlem, giants who will stand up for our children.
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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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Dr. King used Gandhi’s commitment to non-violence and to passive resistance.
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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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I feel that it is our moral obligation to stand and to be courageous with these families, and particularly Cindy, that have become the conscience of this nation.
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Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.
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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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I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.
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