You and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression.
AL SHARPTONDr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires.
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Dr. King’s general principles are universal. But the things he confronted took place in another era.
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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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We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
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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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I just released an op-ed in the “Washington Post” that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card.
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I grew up in the 1950s and ’60s, when it was almost a holiday when a black act would go on Ed Sullivan.
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We’re not willing to give black leaders second chances because, in most cases, we’re not willing to give them first chances.
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You deal with their balance over the long run.
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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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How do you make things fair?
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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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We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment.
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I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.
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