Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfume
Kweisi Mfumeis the former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, as well as a five-term Democratic Congressman from Maryland's 7th congressional district, serving in the 100th through 104th Congress. On September 12, 2006, he lost a primary campaign for the United States Senate seat that was being vacated by Maryland U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes...
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We believe we're a vital part of that public, ... and we will no longer be silent.
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first step towards racial reconciliation. It calls our attention to the need to be eternally vigilant.
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He was genuinely interested in what I had to say, ... So I'm hoping that at least, because it was a very frank and a very open dialogue, that it has served some purpose.
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Our minds are open, ... I reached out to George Bush. I wanted him here.
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supports a person's right to do whatever they feel they must do. If that is boycotting or informational picketing, we support that.
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I know that gay bashing and immigrant bashing and union bashing at the end of the day rob us of our moral authority ....
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There ought to be a basic assumption that black people, Latinos, Asians, native Americans and women, for that matter, can do something other than carry bags, make beds and wash dishes,
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The technological segregation known as the digital divide must be narrowed,
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The new statements by the Adam's Mark are a move in the right direction, but actions speak louder than words, and we're still waiting for concrete action by the hotel.
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They can't scare us, ... They will now have to deal with us.
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It sounds like we could have a train wreck.
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That letter was not responded to, ... We are hopeful for an answer.
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We will take every opportunity to inform consumers of our decision and urge them to make similar decisions to boycott those hotels who take their money but refuse to provide them economic opportunities,
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Two days ago, President Bush made his 30th visit to Pennsylvania. ... Yet he couldn't come to Pennsylvania to speak to us,