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. Al Sharpton More Quotes by Al Sharpton More Quotes From Al Sharpton 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. Al Sharpton wonder people promise I think that what we want to do as we continue to move forward is look at the various points that have been made.We`re looking forward to the appointment of a monitor so that we can continue to do some of the things that we`ve been doing. Al Sharpton looks moving thinking I think everybody understood what happened, why this consent decree came about after the Freddie Gray situation. There was tension on both sides. Al Sharpton decree sides thinking So we want to make sure that happens is that we build a relationship with the police department and the community that results in better policing and better cooperation with the community. Al Sharpton police community want When the civil rights community raised a lot of concerns around the nomination of Mr. Sessions, Senator Sessions, one of the things was that he`s on record of saying things intrusive, like voting rights,that he doesn`t believe the federal government should interfere with local policing, almost like states` rights kind of rhetoric. Al Sharpton government rights believe When we look back at the last years of justice department, some of the most important work that will define its legacy is the work that was done to address the problem of policing reform. Almost two dozen investigations across the country over the last eight years into - not just Baltimore, but Chicago and Baltimore and New Orleans. Al Sharpton eight country years There are now that 20 consent decrees in place like the one in Baltimore that are helping put broken police departments on a path to reform. And this is long work. Baltimore is just embarking down this road. Al Sharpton police broken long It`s a difficult thing for a city to be sued by the department of justice and to be told that your police department is systematically failing to serve the people of the state or the city. Al Sharpton cities justice people One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district. The congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things. Al Sharpton offensive community kind I've never seen an effective boycott that didn't work. Al Sharpton boycott 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. Al Sharpton running long thinking People working at the arenas are not just depending on one or two concerts. I think it gives a symbolic boost, as well as those shows do bring down some monetary investments in the city. Al Sharpton cities two thinking President Obama telling Americans not to panic in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. Al Sharpton terror-attacks paris president The GOP's freak out over Donald Trump. Just two months to Iowa, can anyone stop him? Al Sharpton iowa months two I think first of all, the United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world. Al Sharpton allies creating thinking I have the right to express myself. Once we get through expressing, do we really move forward in society. Al Sharpton moving-forward moving The Democratic Party hasn't whipped anybody into a frenzy. The assumption is that the people that are marching and protesting and standing up against this don't have enough sense to stand up for their own interests. Al Sharpton assumption party people 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. Al Sharpton cop gun running I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone. Al Sharpton color people thinking I think you don't support people based on one or two cases of situations. You deal with their balance over the long run. Al Sharpton running two thinking
