I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
AL SHARPTONJohn 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.
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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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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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We`re going to continue to move forward and fight.
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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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A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.
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If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey.
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I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET.
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If a cop sees a person running out of a store with a gun he’s seeing a crime. He’s not seeing a person standing.
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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 must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual.
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We need to make some real fundamental change from the Constitution down in this country.
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We’re not anti-police… we’re anti-police brutality.
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If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.
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Every victim calls us…. “Who put Sharpton in charge?” The victim!
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Let me just say that we are under the consent decree. There are people in our city [Baltimore] along with the police department and advocates who believe that this is absolutely the right thing to do.
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