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Rev. Al Sharpton & NAN South Carolina Chapter Leaders To Meet With Citadel President John Rosa Wednesday At 4:30 PM

For Immediate Release
December 15, 2015

Contact: Nell O’Conner (212) 681-1380

REV. AL SHARPTON & NAN SOUTH CAROLINA CHAPTER LEADERS TO MEET WITH CITADEL PRESIDENT JOHN ROSA WEDNESDAY AT 4:30 P.M.

DISCUSSION WILL ADDRESS THE CULTURE AT CITADEL AS NAN SEEKS TO PREVENT FUTURE RACIAL INCIDENTS WITH CADETS; REV. SHARPTON WILL ALSO IMPLORE ROSA TO REMOVE THE CONFEDERATE FLAG HANGING IN CITADEL’S CHAPEL

Also while in Charleston Rev. Sharpton will keynote the Leadership Recognition Dinner at the Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) entitled the “Healing of Our Nation: Race & Reconciliation”

WHO:
Civil Rights Leader Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network, along with National Action Network South Carolina Chapter Leaders

WHAT:
Meeting with The Citadel President John Rosa to discuss the culture at Citadel and how to prevent future incidents like the recent one where cadets appeared in photos with pillowcases over their heads like Ku Klux Klan hoods. Rev. Sharpton will also discuss the Confederate Flag that is hanging in the chapel at the military college.

WHERE:
Meeting is taking place in the Office of the President
The Citadel – Military College of South Carolina
171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, South Carolina

WHEN:
TOMORROW WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 – Media availability immediately following 4:30 p.m. meeting

CNBC KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
On Wednesday evening, Rev. Al Sharpton will keynote the CNBC (Conference of National Black Churches) Leadership Recognition Dinner – “The Healing of Our Nation: Race & Reconciliation, A Cross-Racial Conference”
7:30 p.m.
The Marriot Charleston, South Carolina
170 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC 29403