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Interfaith Clergy Visit Detention Center in McAllen, Texas to Urge End to Separation of Families
—Jun 20 2018McALLEN, TEXAS – On Thursday, June 21, an interfaith delegation of 40 religious leaders representing the Jewish, Catholic, Protestant and Muslim traditions, including the Reverend Al Sharpton; Rabbi Jonah Dov Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism; Monsignor Kevin Sullivan, Executive Director of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York; and […]
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NAN and Other Civil Rights Groups Speak Out Against Family Separation at US Capitol
—Jun 18 2018REV. AL SHARPTON IS JOINED BY REP. DARREN SOTO, MARC MORIAL, SHERRILYN IFILL, JANET MURGUIA, KRISTEN CLARKE, AND OTHER SOCIAL JUSTICE LEADERS TO CALL ON PRESIDENT TRUMP & AG SESSIONS TO STOP SEPARATING FAMILIES AT THE U.S. BORDER WHO: Reverend Al Sharpton, President and Founder, National Action Network Hon. Darren Soto, Chair, Civil Rights Task […]
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NAN Clergy to Travel to Immigration Border in Defense of Children
—Jun 15 2018REV. AL SHARPTON, REV. JAMES FORBES & OTHER CLERGY TO ANNOUNCE PLANS TO VISIT IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AT THE BORDER IN SAN DIEGO & TEXAS WHO: Rev. Al Sharpton, President, National Action Network Rev. James Forbes, Pastor Emeritus at Riverside Church Minister Kirsten John Foy, Northeast Regional Director Rev. Kevin McCall, NAN Crisis Director WHAT: At […]
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Rev. Sharpton Speaks at Oxford University in London
—Jun 15 2018A legendary American civil rights activist, Sharpton was a formative figure in the late Nineties, and protested with figures such as Jesse Jackson. His work acted as a precursor to much of the Black Lives Matter movement, with President Obama describing Sharpton as “the voice of the voiceless and a champion for the downtrodden” ABOUT […]
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Statement from PONAN on Ohio Voter Suppression Supreme Court Ruling
—Jun 11 2018STATEMENT FROM REV. AL SHARPTON ON SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDING OHIO’S MISGUIDED VOTER SUPPRESSION EFFORTS NEW YORK (June 11, 2018) — Rev. Al Sharpton, president and founder of National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement following this morning’s Supreme Court decision upholding the way Ohio purges its voter rolls: “Today’s Supreme Court […]
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Rev. Sharpton “Blasts” Trump for Pardon of Muhammad Ali
—Jun 08 2018STATEMENT FROM REV. AL SHARPTON ON PRESIDENT TRUMP’S GRANDSTANDING ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE IS CONSIDERING POSTHUMOUSLY PARDONING BOXER MUHAMMAD ALI NEW YORK (June 8, 2018) — Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN), said today that Donald Trump’s consideration of posthumously pardoning Muhammad Ali is nothing more than grandstanding and Muhammad Ali’s conviction, which was […]
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Rev. Sharpton’s Visit Covered in the British Headlines
—Jun 06 2018The Guardian: Rev Al Sharpton: Democrats ‘too tame to deal with Trump’ The Independent: Al Sharpton attacks Oxford University for failing to admit enough black students: ‘How could you be so bright and so dumb at the same time?’ The Independent: Reverend Al Sharpton says Trump is an ’embarrassment’ to America and emboldens the […]
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NYC NAN Leaders Protest K2, Lead Civil Disobedience
—Jun 06 2018NAN leaders were arrested in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn and Harlem, two of K2’s epicenters, to raise awareness of the increasing problem of illegal K2 sale in bodegas across the city, primarily in low-income communities and communities of color. There have been 240 deaths resulting from K2 overdoses this year in NYC. In true Sharpton fashion, NAN […]
