The dream was not to put one black family in the White House, the dream was to make everything equal in everybody's house. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes black dream equal
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. Al Sharpton brooklyncleandomestic share on social
We're not anti-police... we're anti-police brutality. Al Sharpton antibrutalitypolice Change image and share on social
Either we need to redefine what probable cause means and say that police are not subject to it, or we arrest officers right away just as we would with any other person accused of committing a crime. Either we write new laws or enforce existing ones; we cannot have it both ways. Al Sharpton accusearrestcommit share on social
I don't think of people as black or white. It's a question of are they photogenic or not? I don't think anyone says, 'Let's book her. She's black.' I think they say, 'Let's book her. She's good.' We've come that far. Eileen Ford blackbookgood share on social
I always dreamed of writing in an orchestral context. But when you finish a piece, you want to hear it. So we played everything with Phish. Trey Anastasio contextdreamfinish Change image and share on social
That is the definition of equal justice under law: everyone gets a fair shot, everyone pays their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules. Eric Schneiderman definitionequalfair Change image and share on social