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.
AL SHARPTONMy dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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John 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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Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
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I think everybody understood what happened, why this consent decree came about after the Freddie Gray situation. There was tension on both sides.
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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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I need to hear something about how he`s going to bring people together in the spirit, hopefully, of Martin Luther King Jr., and if that`s not heard, then we`ve got to constantly challenge him.
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You can’t get a solution if you won’t talk to the people that have the problem.
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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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I’m willing to make some sacrifices.” And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
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I disagree with Muhammad. I’m against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia.
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The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody’s house.
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My dad challenged every president from President [Dwight] Eisenhower and Vice President [Richard] Nixon to President [J.F] Kennedy.
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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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But resist we much. We must and we will much about that be committed.
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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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We have defeated Jim Crow, but now we have to deal with his son, James Crow Jr., esquire.
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