Press Releases
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REV. SHARPTON, NAN COVENES ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DISTRIBUTE TURKEYS, MEALS AT MULTIPLE THANKSGIVING EVENTS FOR NEW YORKERS IN NEED
—Nov 15 2023NEW YORK, NY (Wednesday, November 15th) – Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network (NAN), will host several community events at the House of Justice ahead of Thanksgiving. First, NAN will distribute turkeys to members of the community at the House of Justice on Thursday, November 16th, beginning at 6 p.m. The […]
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JOIN US ON A VIRTUAL CALL WITH REV. SHARPTON THIS THURSDAY @ 6 PM (PST)
—Nov 09 2023NAN WESTERN REGIONAL VIRTUAL RALLY WITH REV. AL SHARPTON WITH SPECIAL GUEST U.S. REP. BARBARA LEE THIS THURSDAY @ 6 PM (PST) As outside influencers and agitators continue to use the U.S. government and court systems as pawns to systematically roll back our rights and services, it is clear that we need to prepare a […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON RESPONDS TO GUILTY PLEA BY MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICER FOR MURDER OF TYRE NICHOLS
—Nov 02 2023Notes Fight for Justice Is Not Over as More Officers Still Face Charges, Memphis PD Undergoes Sweeping Probe New York, NY(November 2, 2023) –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on the Memphis Police Officer who pleaded guilty today to federal charges over the killing […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON URGES JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE JACKSON POLICE DEPARTMENT OVER DISTURBING MURDER OF DEXTER WADE
—Nov 02 2023Family Spent Months Searching for 37-Year-Old Father, Only to Discover He Was Fatally Struck by Off-Duty Officer and Buried in a Pauper’s Grave New York, NY –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the Jackson, Mississippi police department over the murder […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON DECLARES FLORIDA ‘GROUND ZERO’ IN FIGHT FOR FUTURE OF CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE UNITED STATES
—Nov 02 2023Civil Rights Leader Takes Gov. DeSantis, Edward Blum to Task in Fiery Sunday Sermon in State Capital Tallahassee, FL –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), said “Florida is ground zero for the civil rights question of our day” as he called out the attack on Black Americans by both […]
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#Detroit, join Rev. Charles Williams II, Rabbi Dorit Edut, Imam Mika’il Stewart Saadiq, and NAN Michigan to unite and pray for peace at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
—Oct 28 2023We must move in our tradition of nonviolence! There is a peace option and we are calling on our moral authority to touch the hearts of leaders! #Detroit, join Rev. Charles Williams II, Rabbi Dorit Edut, Imam Mika’il Stewart Saadiq, and NAN Michigan to unite and pray for peace at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. […]
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ICYMI: Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Violent Attack on Israel
—Oct 08 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2023 Contact: NAN: Rachel Noerdlinger, [email protected] Terence Cullen, [email protected] [email protected] DMI: Michaeleen Crowell, [email protected] NUL: Niambé Tomlinson, [email protected] NAACP: Alicia Mercedes, [email protected] NCBCP: Angelo Greco, [email protected] NCNW: Bernadine Stallings, [email protected] UnidosUS: David Castro, [email protected] ICYMI: Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Violent Attack on Israel Organizers of 60th Anniversary of March on Washington Stand in Solidarity Against Hatred and War New York, NY […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON APPLAUDS FEDERAL COURT DECISION ON ALABAMA CONGRESSIONAL MAPS
—Oct 06 2023Selection of New Maps Creates Second Majority Black District in State after Surprise SCOTUS Ruling Earlier This Year New York, NY –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on a federal court panel’s selection of new Congressional maps in Alabama, which creates a second majority Black […]
