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Rev. Sharpton & NAN to Convene Congressional Leaders, 2020 Presidential Candidates & National Civil Rights Advocates for Annual Legislative Conference
—Nov 12 2019WASHINGTON — National Action Network (NAN), the civil rights organization founded by Rev. Al Sharpton, will hold its annual legislative conference next Thursday to discuss strategies for progress on the civil rights agenda going into an urgent election year. Speakers will include Sharpton, leading elected officials, civil rights advocates and prominent allies as NAN brings […]
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Statement From Rev. Sharpton & NAN on the Hiring of New NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea
—Nov 04 2019Rev Sharpton in response to the NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea to be named next NYC Police Commissioner: The National Action Network and civil rights leaders across New York City are seeking an immediate meeting with newly appointed NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea to discuss current policing policies as it pertains to the treatment of […]
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2019 SE Regional Conference Schedule
—Nov 02 2019Click Here to Register for the SE Conference WEDNESDAY, NOV 20th | West Hunter Street Baptist Church 9:00 am – 5:00 pmCONVENTION REGISTRATION 12:00 pmCHAPTER DEVELOPMENT 1:00 pm – 2:00 pmBLACK CHURCH 75 Training the Black Church voter turnout to be 75% for 2020 3:00 pm – 4:00 pmHEALTH CARE PANEL 4:00 pm – 5:00 […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton Confirms Meeting With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg To Address Urgent Civil Rights Concerns
—Oct 31 2019NEW YORK (October 31, 2019) — Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN), released the following statement today following confirmation from Facebook that CEO Mark Zuckerberg would meet with Sharpton and other civil rights leaders to discuss urgent voter suppression concerns on the social platform. “Last week, I sent a letter to Mark […]
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Statement from Rev. Sharpton on Daniel Pantaleo’s lawsuit against the NYPD & Police Commissioner to reinstate his employment
—Oct 24 2019Wednesday, October 23, 2019 (New York, NY) — “Daniel Pantaleo had a fair administrative trial that concluded with an NYPD Judge recommending he be fired immediately. Pantaleo’s decision to seek his reinstatement is not only disrespectful to the Police Commissioner and NYPD, but also the Garner family. He has shown no contrition or acknowledgment of […]
