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MLK Day with NAN 2018 in the News
—Jan 17, 2018
News About MLK Day with NAN:
- Deadline: New York Film & TV Workers Protest During MLK Day with Rev. Al Sharpton & Top Empire State Pols
- amNY: MLK Day Rally in Harlem Focuses on Trump Presidency
- amNY: Rally Against Racism held on MLK Day in Times Square
- Observer: On MLK Day, New York’s Political Heavyweights Vow to Fight Trump
- NY Daily News: Al Sharpton jokes about recruiting Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand for President after her rousing MLK Day speech
- NY Daily News: NY Officials Denounce Trump as Racist and Maniac on MLK Day
- The Hill: Al Sharpton torches Trump in MLK Day Op-Ed
- CNN: MLK Day speakers focus in on Trump’s alleged ‘shithole’ remark
- Time: MLK’s Children Reflect on President Trump
SCHEDULE AND ATTENDEES:
- Martin Luther King Day Civil Rights Breakfast
- Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
- 1127 Connecticut Ave.
- Washington, D.C. 20036
- 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President, NAN
- Tom Perez, Chair of the Democratic National Committee
- Martin Luther King III, eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers
- Janaye Ingram, Director National Partnerships, Airbnb
- Baxter Leach, 1968 Sanitation Striker, Memphis AFSCME Local 1733
- Joe Madison, Civil Rights Activist and Radio Talk Show Host, SiriusXM Urban View
- Martin Luther King Day Public Policy Forum
- National Action Network House of Justice
- 106 W. 145th St.
- New York, NY 10039
- 12:00 p.m.
- Rev. Al Sharpton
- Gov. Andrew Cuomo
- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand
- Sen. Chuck Schumer
- Rep. Adriano Espaillat
- Rep. Carolyn Maloney
- Rep. Jerrold Nadler
- Rep. Gregory Meeks
- Rep. Yvette Clark
- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman
- New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli
- New York Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- New York Senator Jeff Klein
- Mayor Bill de Blasio
- New York City Public Advocate Letitia James
- New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer
- New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson
- Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer
- New York City’s Parking Production Assistants (PPAs), with support from the Communications Workers of
- America (CWA)
- State and local elected officials and clergy
- Martin Luther King Day Inaugural Newark Event
- Metropolitan Baptist Church
- 149 Springfield Ave
- Newark, NJ 07103
- 3:00 p.m.
- Rev. Al Sharpton
- Rev. Dr. David Jefferson, Chairman, NAN New Jersey
- Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark
- Local elected officials and community leaders