Clementa C. Pinckney
Clementa C. Pinckney
Clementa Carlos "Clem" Pinckneywas a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate, representing the 45th District from 2000 until his death in 2015. He was previously a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1997 through 2000...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth30 July 1973
CountryUnited States of America
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Our calling is not just within the walls of the congregation, but we are part of the life and community in which our condition resides.
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Body cameras help to record what happens. It may not be the golden ticket, the golden egg, the end-all-fix-all, but it helps to paint a picture of what happens during a police stop.
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I'm glad they're taking a step back. A lot of this is happening so quickly that people can't keep up with it.
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This is Robin Hood in reverse. These tax cap proposals favor those with the most expensive properties. We are spreading the taxes to those with some of the least expensive property.
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We have a legacy to uphold: the people who died so that we could have the right to vote; the people who sacrificed so that we would one day realize the dream of a black president.
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In the community, in the African-American community, one person ought to say something, and that is the minister. The minister is paid by the people. He doesn't work for a big company. He doesn't represent a particular special interest.
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Could we not argue that America is about freedom, whether we live it out or not, but it really is about freedom, equality and the pursuit of happiness. And that's what church is all about.
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I see everything I do as an extension of the ministry. It's all about service.
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