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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. Though racism may be less blatant now in many cases, its existence is undeniable.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Al Sharpton Quotes , Long Quotes , Racism Quotes
  • If I use the media, even with tricks, to publicize a black youth being shot in the back in Teaneck, New Jersey... then I should be praised for it, and it's more of a comment on them than me that it would take tricks to make them cover the loss of life.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Al Sharpton Quotes , Loss Quotes , Media Quotes
  • I don't think Dr. King helped racial harmony, I think he helped racial justice. What I profess to do is help the oppressed and if I cause a load of discomfort in the white community and the black community, that in my opinion means I'm being effective, because I'm not trying to make them comfortable. The job of an activist is to make people tense and cause social change.
    • 5 years ago



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  • It was better walk with dignity than ride in shame. A lot of people in Cincinnati are saying, "Rather than have the continual problems of police brutality and economic disparity, I'm willing to make some sacrifices." And I think that they ought to be respected for doing that.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Al Sharpton Quotes , Sacrifice Quotes , Thinking Quotes
  • I remember the president-elect [Donald Trump] saying that I`m going to do something to dramatically, positively change communities, particularly in urban areas, and I think we`ve got to hold his feet to the fire to all those issues as well as all the issues that you addressed, you and many others addressed yesterday as it relates to criminal justice, as it relates to voting oppression.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Al Sharpton Quotes , Thinking Quotes , Feet Quotes
  • White folks was in the caves while we [blacks] was building empires ... We built pyramids before Donald Trump ever knew what architecture was ... we taught philosophy and astrology and mathematics before Socrates and them Greek homos ever got around to it.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Al Sharpton Quotes , Philosophy Quotes , Pyramids Quotes
  • As I ran for president, I hoped that one child would come out of the ghetto like I did, could look at me walk across the stage with governors and senators and know they didn't have to be a drug dealer, they didn't have to be a hoodlum, they didn't have to be a gangster. They could stand up from a broken home, on welfare, and they could run for president of the United States.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Al Sharpton Quotes , Running Quotes , Children Quotes
  • I disagree with Muhammad. I'm against hate, anti-Semitism and homophobia. 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.
    • 5 years ago



    Tags : Al Sharpton Quotes , Children Quotes , Hate Quotes