1.0 link 34530 <![CDATA[Democrats, It's Time to Sober Up]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-al-sharpton/democrats-its-time-to-sob_b_34530.html "Keep us forever in the path, we pray...Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee," wrote James W. Johnson in "Lift every Voice and Sing," the Black National Anthem.

Now is a time of great celebration for the Democratic Party. But drunk upon our victories, we must not forget what all this winning is truly for.

For years Democratic candidates have courted the black community with promises, have played upon our fears of Republican rule. And it...

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