MLK Day 2018
News About MLK Day with NAN:
amNY: Rally Against Racism held on MLK Day in Times Square
On MLK Day, New York’s Political Heavyweights Vow to Fight Trump
The Hill: Al Sharpton torches Trump in MLK Day Op-Ed
Governor Andrew Cuomo Speaks to the NAN House of Justice on MLK Day
SCHEDULE AND ATTENDEES:
Martin Luther King Day Civil Rights Breakfast
Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
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
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