Black Quote by William Lacy Clay, Jr

I went to Ferguson and walked with the demonstrators and saw this heavily armed police force, tactical units pointing sniper rifles at my constituents…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

I made a promise to Michael Brown's parents that I would do everything to bring all of the resources of the federal government to…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

Rent-to-own provides a vital service to millions of Americans. It is also critical for African-Americans, Latinos and other minorities to have access to alternative…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

I made a commitment and a promise to Ms. McSpadden, Michael Brown's mother, that I will pursue justice with the family at every avenue,…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

A militarized police force facing down innocent protesters with sniper rifles and machine guns is totally unacceptable in America.

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

I have absolutely no confidence in the Ferguson police, the county prosecutor.

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

Just to assassinate Michael Brown's character is wrong.

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

We have to have a national conversation about how police forces should interact with the African-American community, who happens to be paying their salary,…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

It is critical that low-income consumers have access to alternative products and services such as rent-to-own. It gives working-class families opportunities to obtain decent…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

It is apparent, if you go back through our history, that the grand juries of the criminal justice system do not value black lives.

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

When I was a young boy, I loved spending hours in St. Franics Xavier's school library at Saint Louis University. The feel of the…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr

It's an issue that we need to have a national discussion about, the militarization of local police forces, and then when they are used…

— William Lacy Clay, Jr