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War on Students

Posted 05/9/2012

From Rodney King to Trayvon Martin: Let’s Not Miss Another Opportunity to Progress

Posted 04/24/2012

The Trayvon Martin and Tulsa Shootings: The Time for Inaction Is Over

Posted 04/10/2012

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NYC march against police street stops planned

Posted 05/15/2012

Published: May 15, 2012 1:48 PM

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Civil rights activists are planning a silent march to protest the New York City police department’s policy of stopping hundreds of thousands of people in the street each year and…

 

NAACP, 1199 SEIU, National Action Network To Announce Father’s Day Silent March to End Stop and Frisk

Posted 05/14/2012


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2012

Contact: Derek Turner, NAACP 202.292.3383
Leah Gonzalez, 1199 SEIU, 212.603.1190
Rachel Noerdlinger, National Action Network 646.981.5903

NAACP, 1199 SEIU, NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK TO ANNOUNCE FATHERS’ DAY SILENT MARCH

 


Rev. Al Sharpton: Marriage Equality Shouldn’t Divide Black America

Posted 05/12/2012

After releasing an immediate statement of support for President Barack Obama‘s decision to come out in favor of same-sex marriage on the National Action Network…

 

NAN Asks You To Support Democratic Bill “S. 2343: Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012″

Posted 05/7/2012

As college costs have increased over the years, over 1.5 million African Americans have accepted Stafford loans as part of their financial aid packages. On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, the United States Senate will prepare to vote on Democratic bill…

 


Rev. Al Sharpton & NAN, Along with the Family of Tamon Robinson To Hold A Prayer Vigil for Justice This Saturday at the Location Where Tamon Was Killed by a NYPD Cruiser

Posted 05/4/2012

!!!MEDIA ADVISORY!!!MEDIA ADVISORY!!!

REV. AL SHARPTON & NAN, ALONG WITH THE FAMILY OF TAMON ROBINSON TO HOLD A PRAYER VIGIL FOR JUSTICE THIS SATURDAY AT THE LOCATION WHERE TAMON WAS KILLED BY A NYPD CRUISER

WHO:
The Family of Tamon…

 



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