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Rev. Sharpton to host Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Attorney General Letitia James, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, & City Council Speaker Corey Johnson for annual MLK day celebration in Harlem
—Jan 19, 2019
Prominent New York civil rights leaders and elected officials to headline annual forum as civil rights community coalesces around common agenda for 2020 presidential race
WHAT
Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN)
WHO
- Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, NAN
- United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
- Hon. Letitia James, New York Attorney General
- Hon. Carl Heastie, Speaker, New York State Assembly
- Hon. Corey Johnson, Speaker, New York City Council
- Hon. Scott Stringer, NYC Comptroller
- Mayor Bill de Blasio
- United States Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY)
- Former Mayor David Dinkins
- Congressman Jerry Nadler
- Congressman Adriano Espaillat
- Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
- Congresswoman Grace Meng
- Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
- District Attorney Darcel Clark
- District Attorney Cy Vance
- Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer
- District Attorney Eric Gonzalez
- Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.
- Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins
- Queens Borough President Melinda Katz
- Senator Brian Benjamin
- Senator Gustavo Rivera
- Senator Liz Krueger
- Assemblymember Inez Dickens
- Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell
- Senator Zellnor Myrie
- Assemblymember Al Taylor
- Assemblymember Walter Mosley
- Councilmember Jumaane Williams
- Councilmember Rafael Espinal Jr.
- Assemblymember Richard Gottfried
- Councilmember Fernando Cabrera
- Senator Jessica Ramos
- Assemblymember Michael G. DenDekker
- Assemblymember Dan Quart
- Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
- Councilmember Ritchie Torres
- Councilmember Adrienne Adams
- Senator Kevin Parker
- Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa
- Assemblymember Charles Lavine
- Assemblymember Michaelle Solages
- Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal
- Assemblymember Catherine Nolan
- Councilmember Helen Rosenthal
- Assemblymember Nathalia Fernandez
- Assemblymember Earlene Hooper
- Assemblymember Nily Rozic
- Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
- Councilmember I. Daneek Miller
- Councilmember Mark Treyger
- Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
- Assemblymember Catherine Nolan
- Assemblymember Karines Reyes
- Councilmember Ben Kallos
- United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew
WHEN
Monday, January 21, 2019
1:00 p.m.
WHERE
NAN House of Justice
106 W 145th St. @ Malcolm X Blvd
New York, NY 10030