REV. AL SHARPTON TO ADDRESS 2024 DNC THURSDAY NIGHT IN CHICAGO

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Aug 22, 2024

Civil Rights Leader to Outline Election’s Impact, Threats to Voting, Women’s and LGBTQ Rights

CHICAGO, IL (August 21, 2024) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of National Action Network (NAN), will address the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Thursday night, where he will outline what is at stake in the 2024 Presidential election. The civil rights leader’s remarks come ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ historic nomination as the first Black woman to lead a national ticket.

“You have been able to feel the significance of this convention throughout the last few days, but Thursday night will truly be one for the history books when a woman of color becomes the standard bearer of a party for the first time,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the NAN. “What’s at stake in this election is just as important, as Project 2025 and those who support threaten to further erode the rights of Black Americans to vote, women to dictate their own health, and LGBTQ people be who they are. We are in a fight to ensure this nation is truly just for all, and I look forward to making that case to the Convention Thursday night. I know that Shirley Chisholm, who 52 years ago put the first big crack in the glass ceiling, will be in the room with us for this generational moment.”

Rev. Sharpton’s remarks bear historic significance as he served as the national youth director for Shirley Chisholm’s pioneering 1972 presidential campaign when he was just 18 years old. The Brooklyn Congress Member became the first Black woman in American history to seek the Democratic nomination for President, which faced resistance even within her own party. Monday night’s opening for the DNC paid tribute to that trailblazing run; the game-changing 1984 and 1988 campaigns of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who Rev. Sharpton served as youth director for at 13 years old; Rev. Sharpton’s own candidacy in 2004; and the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the first Black President of the United States.

WHO
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN

WHEN
Thursday, August 22, 2024

WHERE
United Center
1901 W Madison Street
Chicago, IL 60612

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.

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