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REV. AL SHARPTON IN ATLANTA THIS TUESDAY TO GALVANIZE FIGHT AGAINST RIGHT-WING LEGAL ACTIVISTS’ CAMPAIGN TO END AFFIRMATIVE ACTION

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Sep 23 2023

Civil Rights Leader to Stand Against Legal Group Behind Crushing SCOTUS Decision, GOP Attorneys General as Fearless Fund Co-Founders Make First Court Appearance Atlanta, GA –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Atlanta this Tuesday to take a stand against right-wing legal activists’ relentless attempts to gut affirmative […]

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Sep 21 2023

REV. AL SHARPTON AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK APPLAUD THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT AT PIVOTAL POINT FOR DEMOCRACY

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Sep 19 2023

Comes a Decade After Supreme Court Gutted Historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, Paving the Way for Discriminatory Election Policies Washington, D.C. – Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network issued the following statement today on reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The legislation would restore the promise of the Voting […]

AFTER FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS WHO KILLED TYRE NICHOLS, REV. AL SHARPTON RENEWS CALLS TO END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY

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Sep 14 2023

Civil Rights Leader Applauds Justice Department for Delivering Federal Accountability for Five Officers Charged with Killing 29-Year-Old Father New York, NY –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today renewed calls to end qualified immunity for law enforcement in wake of the federal charges brought against the five Memphis police officers who […]

REV. AL SHARPTON TO DELIVER EULOGY THIS FRIDAY FOR JACKSONVILLE SHOOTING VICTIM ANGELA CARR, ATTORNEY BEN CRUMP TO DELIVER NATIONAL CALL FOR JUSTICE

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Sep 05 2023

Mother of three was among those killed when racist gunman opened fire on dollar store in predominately Black section of Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fl. (September 5, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), this Friday will deliver the eulogy for Angela […]

REV. SHARPTON RESPONDS TO SHOOTING AT JACKSONVILLE DOLLAR STORE

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Aug 28 2023

Shooter Reportedly Targeted HBCU Before Opening Fire at Store Washington – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on the racially motivated shooting at a Dollar General in Jacksonville, Fl. The “The shooting in Jacksonville appears to be a hate crime. The shooter appears to […]

AMID ALARMING EFFORTS TO ERASE BLACK HISTORY, REV. AL SHARPTON TRAVELS TO SOUTH CAROLINA TO REDISCOVER HIS FAMILY’S ROOTS

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Aug 08 2023

First Visit in 16 Years to Former Home of His Enslaved Great-Grandfather Before Being Given to Relatives of Avowed Segregationist Strom Thurmond New York, NY (August 8, 2023) – As Florida and other states seek to adopt a warped view of history and slavery, Rev. Al Sharpton traveled with his daughters to the former Edgefield, South […]

REV. AL SHARPTON TO DELIVER EULOGY AT FUNERAL FOR LT. GOV. SHELIA OLIVER

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Aug 08 2023

Will Memorialize Political Trailblazer and Remarkable Legacy of Public Service NEWARK, NJ – Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network (NAN), will deliver the eulogy for New Jersey Lt. Governor Shelia Oliver, at the request of her family, Saturday, August 12th at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of the […]

REV. AL SHARPTON RESPONDS TO INDICTMENT OF DONALD TRUMP OVER ROLE IN JANUARY 6

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Aug 02 2023

New York, NY (August 1, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), responded to the indictment against Donald Trump over his role in the January 6th riots that sought to overturn the 2020 election. The former president was charged with four counts in special prosecutor Jack Smith’s inquiry into violent […]

MSNBC’S PoliticsNation with Rev. Al Sharpton BOASTS HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF BLACK VIEWERS ON CABLE NEWS

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