DODGERS CO-OWNER EARVIN ‘MAGIC’ JOHNSON, LA MAYOR KAREN BASS, REP. BARBARA LEE, AND SAMUEL L. AND LATANYA RICHARDSON JACKSON ADDED TO STAR-STUDDED LINE UP HONORING 70TH BIRTHDAY OF REV. AL SHARPTON IN LOS ANGELES TONIGHT

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Oct 31, 2024

Event to Recognize Careers of Smokey Robinson and Ken Sunshine; Also Serve as Fundraiser for NAN’s Ongoing, Non-Partisan Get Out the Vote Efforts Ahead of Crucial 2024 Elections

Los Angeles, CA (October 31, 2024) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will be celebrated at a star-studded 70^th birthday party in Los Angeles tonight, October 31, featuring Earvin “Magic” and Cookie Johnson, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Rep. Barbara Lee, Samuel L. and LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Anthony Anderson. The event at the Fairmont Century Plaza will help support NAN’s non-partisan Get Out the Vote campaign, which seeks to activate the organization’s more than 100 chapters on the importance of showing up for the 2024 elections.

Media Call Time:
Press can begin to arrive at the Fairmont Century Plaza at 5:30 p.m. PT. A marked media table will be set up before the entrance to the ballroom, and all covering are asked to check in there before proceeding further. If you have not RSVP’d already, please email [email protected] by 1 p.m. PT on Thursday, October 31^st. Unconfirmed media can be credentialed at the door, but we will not be able to guarantee a red carpet spot.

Red Carpet:
Photos and interviews will be available for approximately an hour on the red carpet outside the ballroom beginning at 6 p.m. PT. A briefing with VIP names, photos, and titles will be provided to assist in your coverage. Upon arrival, confirmed media will have an assigned spot on the red carpet.

Honorees and VIPs will take the red carpet based on their arrival and availability. Please keep interviews or photo opportunities brief to ensure steady movement along the red carpet.

Event Coverage:
The event will begin promptly at 7 p.m. PT. Media is welcome to cover the program inside the ballroom, where a riser will be provided to television risers, with a direct shot of the stage. The throw is approximately 100 feet to the stage from the riser. Still photographers may shoot from the riser or along the walls of the ballroom, and a member of the press team can escort them to the stage to get direct shots.

WHO
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN
Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Cookie Johnson

Mayor Karen Bass, Los Angeles
Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners

Samuel L. and LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Smokey Robinson, singer-songwriter, producer, and founding father of Motown Records
Ken Sunshine, veteran public relations strategist and long-term political activist
Anthony Anderson
Cedric the Entertainer
Fabian Núñez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly and Managing Partner of Actum
Antonio Villaraigosa, former Mayor of Los Angeles
Rep. Barbara Lee
Sylvia Rhone, Chair and CEO of Epic Records
Tiffany Haddish
D.L. Hughley

Musical performances by: Yolanda Adams, Mike Phillips, MC Lyte, and Chante Moore

WHEN
Thursday, October 31^st, 2024
Press Call: 5:30 p.m. PT
Red Carpet: 6 p.m. PT
Program: 7 p.m. PT

WHERE
Fairmont Century Plaza
2025 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067

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

(http://www.nationalactionnetwork.net/).