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NYC NAN Leaders Protest K2, Lead Civil Disobedience
—Jun 06 2018NAN leaders were arrested in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn and Harlem, two of K2’s epicenters, to raise awareness of the increasing problem of illegal K2 sale in bodegas across the city, primarily in low-income communities and communities of color. There have been 240 deaths resulting from K2 overdoses this year in NYC. In true Sharpton fashion, NAN […]
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Rev. Sharpton to speak at Oxford Union about race relations, civil rights and social justice
—May 29 2018Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN) has been invited to speak at the Oxford Union in the United Kingdom about race relations, civil rights and social justice. This will be Sharpton’s second speech at the Oxford Union, following a popular 2015 keynote. After positive student feedback from his first […]
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Statement by Rev. Sharpton on the Cancellation of Roseanne Barr’s Show ‘Roseanne’
—May 29 2018Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network released the following statement today following ABC’s cancellation of Roseanne: ABC Television has done the right thing by immediately canceling Roseanne. Whether it was Imus calling the Rutgers University Women’s basketball disparaging names, a cartoonist at the NY Post making a cartoon of President Barack Obama portraying […]
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Stacey Abrams, winner of the Georgia Democratic Primary for Governor calls into Rev. Al Sharpton’s nationally syndicated radio show “Keepin it Real” to discuss her historic win
—May 25 2018Among the topics Rev. Sharpton and Stacey Abrams discussed included health care and expanding Medicaid, the economy and budget, and access to capital for small businesses New York, NY (Thursday, May 24, 2018) – – Today on his nationally syndicated radio show “Keepin it Real,” Rev. Al Sharpton interviewed the winner of the nomination […]
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NAN and other groups Call on NFL to Terminate National Anthem Policy
—May 24 2018AT NFL HQ, NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN) TO BE JOINED BY CLERGY, NAACP, WOMEN’S MARCH, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO PROTEST OWNERS’ DECISION REQUIRING PLAYERS TO STAND DURING NATIONAL ANTHEM NAN will advocate for players’ right to kneel and call on NFL owners to reverse dangerous decision violating players’ first amendment rights by imposing fines for […]
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Richmond Chapter Updates
—May 22 2018Brenda Coles Richmond Chapter National Action Network President February -The Richmond Chapter NAN, in conjunction with Dreamers Imagine presented a historical production called Freedom Day. Money was raised for MLK Middle School, the 31st Street Baptist Church Nutrition Center, and a Scholarship Fund. Links from interviews are below and pictures are enclosed: http://wtvr.com/2018/02/02/dreamers-imagine/ March: -The […]