Press Releases
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STATEMENT BY REVEREND AL SHARPTON ON ARREST OF POLICE OFFICER IN NORTH CHARLESTON SHOOTING OF WALTER SCOTT
—Apr 08 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE National Action Network April 8, 2015 STATEMENT BY REVEREND AL SHARPTON ON ARREST OF POLICE OFFICER IN NORTH CHARLESTON SHOOTING OF WALTER SCOTT NEW YORK – Today at the opening of the 17th Annual National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York City, NAN President Reverend Al Sharpton issued the following statement […]
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RIBBON CUTTING FOR NAN’S ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION TO FEATURE NYC MAYOR BILL de BLASIO, NY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN, NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER TOM DINAPOLI, & OTHERS WHO WILL JOIN REV. AL SHARPTON IN KICKING-OFF THE CONVENTION WED MORNING!
—Apr 07 2015!!!!MEDIA ADVISORY!!!MEDIA ADVISORY!!! RIBBON CUTTING FOR NAN’S ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION TO FEATURE NYC MAYOR BILL de BLASIO, NY STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC SCHNEIDERMAN, NEW YORK STATE COMPTROLLER TOM DINAPOLI, & OTHERS WHO WILL JOIN REV. AL SHARPTON IN KICKING-OFF THE CONVENTION WED MORNING! April 7, 2015 (New York, NY) — National Action Network’s annual national convention […]
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Media Credentials for National Action Network (NAN) Annual National Convention
—Apr 03 2015Media Advisory National Action Network FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Credentials for National Action Network (NAN) Annual National Convention National Action Network, will host its annual convention in New York from April 8-11 at the Sheraton New Hotel & Towers (811 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019). The convention is free and open to the public […]
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NAN TO CONVENE ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION FEATURING CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, CULTURAL INFLUENCERS & ADVOCATES, TO ADDRESS KEY ISSUES AND MAP OUT A STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LAST YEAR IN OFFICE AROUND KEY CIVIL RIGHTS & CRIMINAL JUSTICE ISSUES—
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STATEMENT BY REV. AL SHARPTON ON THE DECISION BY JUDGE GARNETT NOT TO RELEASE TESTIMONY FROM THE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS IN THE ERIC GARNER CASE
—Mar 19 2015NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK Reverend Al Sharpton, President Thursday, March 19, 2015 STATEMENT BY REV. AL SHARPTON ON THE DECISION BY JUDGE GARNETT NOT TO RELEASE TESTIMONY FROM THE GRAND JURY PROCEEDINGS IN THE ERIC GARNER CASE “The decision by Judge William Garnett shows a stunning disregard for the right of the public to know how […]
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NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN) TO CONVENE 17TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE HEELS OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH IN SELMA
—Mar 17 2015NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN) TO CONVENE 17TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION ON THE HEELS OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH IN SELMA– CONVENTION SLATED TO BRING TOGETHER CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, GOVERNMENT LEADERS & CULTURAL INFLUENCERS TO ADDRESS KEY ISSUES AND MAP OUT A PLAN FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA’S LAST YEAR IN OFFICE New York, NY – On the […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON RESPONDS TO STATEMENTS MADE BY FERGUSON MAYOR JAMES KNOWLES ON THE DOJ’S POLICE DEPT FINDINGS
—Mar 04 2015NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK Reverend Al Sharpton, President Wednesday, March 4, 2015 REV. AL SHARPTON RESPONDS TO STATEMENTS MADE BY FERGUSON MAYOR JAMES KNOWLES ON THE DOJ’S POLICE DEPT FINDINGS “The Mayor’s remarks were mostly evasive, insignificant, and showed a total failure to address the need for a change in leadership at the police department. […]
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STATEMENT BY NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN) REGARDING THE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) THAT DARREN WILSON HAS BEEN CLEARED OF CIVIL RIGHTS CHARGES
—Mar 04 2015“National Action Network, the civil rights organization led by civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton, is deeply disappointed with the decision by the DOJ that they have cleared Officer Darren Wilson of civil rights charges in the death of Michael Brown. From the day Michael Brown was killed, NAN has stood with the Brown family […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON TO DELIVER KEY SERMON AT THE HISTORIC BROWN CHAPEL A.M.E. IN SELMA, ALABAMA TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SELMA TO MONTGOMERY MARCHES AND SIGNING OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965
—Mar 04 2015Sharpton to speak at church where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. & other civil rights leaders were headquartered in 1965 March 4, 2015 – (New York, NY) – On Sunday, March 8 at 11 a.m., Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network, will deliver a key sermon at Brown Chapel A.M.E. in Selma, Alabama, where Dr. […]
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Rev. Sharpton meets with President Barack Obama along with other Civil Rights & Faith Leaders
—Feb 26 2015THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 2015 Readout of the President’s Meeting with African American Civil Rights and Faith Leaders Today, President Obama met with African American civil rights and faith leaders to provide an update on the Administration’s priorities as described in the State of […]