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"I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse."
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"I'd never felt so helpless - so hopeless - in my life as I did there. To be completely under someone's power, with no one to turn to for help, to make someone feel like they're at fault for you hurting them . . . I realized that was exactly what I'd done to Carly. That hangs over me every day."
"Threatening a current or former partner isn't passion, or love, or heartache. It's violence, it's abuse and it's a crime."
"An abuser isn't abusive 24/7. They usually demonstrate positive character traits most of the time. That's what makes the abuse so confusing when it happens, and what makes leaving so much more difficult."
"We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more invisible to public scrutiny - and thus leaves the children more open to abuse and exploitation."
"But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them."
"This October, we renew the fight against domestic violence and abuse in America. Together, we can eliminate domestic violence from homes across the country and ensure that our children grow up in healthy, peaceful communities."
"When you have police officers who abuse citizens, you erode public confidence in law enforcement. That makes the job of good police officers unsafe."
"To be a prisoner means to be defined as a member of a group for whom the rules of what can be done to you, of what is seen as abuse of you, are reduced as part of the definition of your status."
"What 'jazz' means to me is the worst kind of working conditions, the worst in cultural prejudice. The term 'jazz' has come to mean the abuse and exploitation of black musicians."
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"Sports and entertainment have always been windows of opportunity for African Americans, when other doors were closed."
"Very often we see coaches who have not been successful being recycled, instead of looking to a new face or a new name who has demonstrated the ability to handle the job."
"Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics."
"We talk about freedoms for African-Americans but unless you have more than one option politically, how free are you?"
"Players today are concerned about the money, but the large dollars only go to those players who are the best."
"I took several years of dance lessons that included ballet, tap and jazz. They helped a great deal with body control, balance, a sense of rhythm, and timing."
"Now, I'm not here because I was that good. I'm here because of the people around me made me that good."
"I believe that today's players who are Christians feel that it's important and their responsibility to acknowledge their faith."
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