If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.
AL SHARPTONI’ve never seen an effective boycott that didn’t work.
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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 wanted to say to Governor Dean, don’t be hard on yourself about hooting and hollering.
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Some issues you just – you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.
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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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As a Baptist minister, I don’t have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way
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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.
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And I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed.
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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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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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Evangelicals catapulted George W. Bush back to the White House.
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It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.
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It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, “Rather than have the continual problems of police brutality and economic disparity,
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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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My ministry’s always been one of social activism. I think a responsible minister must be at some levels involved in the social order.
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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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