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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.

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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.

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Life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values.

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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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I always go by instinct and then wrestle with where by instinct brought me.

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It seems some have chosen to ignore or have simply forgotten the big-picture vision promoted by Dr. King and his kin.

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I've seen enough things to know that if you just keep on going, if you turn the corner, the sun will be shining.

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James Brown lives, as long as someone steps out of their body and dances uncontrollably.

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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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How do you make things fair?

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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.

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Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls.

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I believed there was enough evidence to go to trial. Grand jury said there wasn't. Okay, fine. Do I have a right to disagree with the grand jury? Many Americans believe O.J. Simpson was guilty. A jury said he wasn't. So I have as much right to question a jury as they do. Does it make somebody a racist? No! They just disagreed with the jury. So did I.

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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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So (if) some cracker come and tell you 'Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,' you better hold your pocket. That ain't nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.

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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.

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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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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.

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I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values.

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I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.

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