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TODAY: AT NAN HOUSE OF JUSTICE, REV. SHARPTON TO CONDEMN VP-ELECT JD VANCE’S GLORIFICATION OF DANIEL PENNY AFTER HIS ACQUITTAL FOR MURDERING JORDAN NEELY
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Civil Rights Leader Set to Issue Warning that Vance’s Invitation to Join Him and Trump at Army-Navy Game Is Clear Endorsement of Vigilantism
New York, NY (December 13, 2024) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), on Saturday will categorically condemn Vice President-elect JD Vance’s invitation to Daniel Penny to join him at the Army-Navy football game this weekend days after he was acquitted for murdering Jordan Neely in a subway car. Rev. Sharpton’s remarks during NAN’s Saturday Action Rally at the House of Justice in Harlem come as the public continues to react to Penny’s acquittal.
“While JD Vance and Donald Trump will cozy up with Daniel Penny and celebrate the fact that he killed a man in crisis, members of NAN will honor the life of Jordan Neely and condemn how he died,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “Let’s call Vance’s invitation what it really is: a pure endorsement of vigilantism – even if it leads to murder. I condemned these actions at Jordan’s funeral last May and I will amplify that call at the House of Justice this weekend.”
Members of NAN have supported Neely’s family since Penny killed him on an F train in May 2023. Cellphone footage showed Neely experiencing a mental health crisis in a subway car, after which Penny put him in a chokehold. During his trial, Penny’s Marine instructor testified he misused the technique in restraining Neely. Rev. Sharpton condemned Penny’s decision to take action into his own hands while delivering Neely’s eulogy in Harlem last spring. In addition to NAN covering funeral costs, members of the New York City chapter and Youth Huddle were present in the courtroom throughout Penny’s trial.
WHO
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN
WHEN
Saturday, December 14th, 2024
Press call time: 9:30 a.m.
Rev. Sharpton remarks: 9:50 a.m.
WHERE
NAN House of Justice
106 West 145th Street
New York, NY 10030
Watch the livestream at www.nationalactionnetwork.net/
Listen in NYC on WLIB 1190 AM
Watch on Impact Television / View on NAN’s social media
About National Action Network (NAN)
National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency, and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality, or gender.
For more information go to www.nationalactionnetwork.net