We need an amendment that gives us the right to vote protected by the federal government and the Constitution.
AL SHARPTONI`m not as concerned about what Mr. [Jeff] Sessions expressed, except for the fact that he did say that, you know, these things would be enforced.
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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`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’ve never done anything else in my life other than preach and be an activist. Way before I was known.
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I`m not as concerned about what Mr. [Jeff] Sessions expressed, except for the fact that he did say that, you know, these things would be enforced.
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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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I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.
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As I often say, we have come a long way from the days of slavery, but in 2014, discrimination and inequality still saturate our society in modern ways.
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A war of words escalated between the president-elect and a civil rights icon.
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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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I don’t think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice.
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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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Who defines terrorists? Today’s terrorist is tomorrow’s friend.
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People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts.
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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.
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We may switch presidents, but we`re just going to switch legs and keep on marching.
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Baltimore is just embarking down this road.
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The GOP’s freak out over Donald Trump. Just two months to Iowa, can anyone stop him?
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I think that you can’t choose leadership. You have to deal with the leadership that the people respond to.
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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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The promise of America is one immigration policy for all who seek to enter our shores, whether they come from Mexico,
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The Democratic Party hasn’t whipped anybody into a frenzy.
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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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We`re going to continue to move forward and fight.
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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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People in the age of [President] Obama don’t dress like they did in the age of [Lyndon] Johnson. That’s for sure.
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If you play the theatrics too much, you get in the way of your own cause.
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