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I believe that everyone, regardless of their beliefs, deserves the dignity of being called by their name.
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Trump's election could be a blessing in disguise. This is the opportunity for America to correct itself.
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How do we expect change to occur if we are not willing to put on the whole armor of God and fight injustice wherever it raises its ugly head?
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Institutionalized racism has been with us pre-Obama, and it obviously will be with us post-Obama.
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How do we navigate and process painful biases and conflicting emotions and press on to be sacrificial and suffer in the struggle? And what do we do with images and depictions that, known or unknown to those perpetuating them, may contribute to the impediment of human progress?
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Something is very wrong when our federal and state governments have a high tolerance for the unrestricted distribution of weapons of mass destruction, and it would be wrong to let this deadly form of neglect continue to facilitate bloodshed across America.
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Some people feel like I'm arrogant. It's unfortunate, because people don't know my heart.
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Do we want to be successful, or do we just want to make noise just to make it? Or just to put something on the record? I'll be honest with you, I'm tired of putting stuff on the record. I'm ready to see some real transformation and change.
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When my father died, the money he left us would have dried up within a year were it not for my mother... We might very well have ended up on welfare.
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My favorite preacher is not with me anymore, and that's my father.
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I know that the absence of my father in my life had its cost.
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It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.
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I am urging Americans to be more careful about the kinds of media we support with our consumer spending. We've got to invest less in the media that glorifies violence and more in entertainment that lifts up the values of love, compassion, and the best in human nature.
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In the end, I still have the same hope as my father - that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the last word.
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I'll do whatever I can, and leave the rest to God.
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If each of us works toward making a sincere effort when we wake up each morning with a renewed commitment and dedication to embracing nonviolence as a lifestyle, this world will become a better place, bringing us ever closer to the Beloved Community of which my father so often spoke.
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Somehow, we have to realize that what we watch and what we listen to not only often reflects our most violent tendencies but cultivates more violence.
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In 1985, I was arrested, along with my mother and brother, Martin III, in a protest against apartheid at the South African Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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