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Chapter Membership Drive. Starting Saturday, August 27th through Wednesday, August 31st.
—Aug 20 2022Saturday, August 27th Membership Drives 1. Los Angeles Chapter On the Top Hair Salon 5762 Obama Blvd. Los Angeles, Ca. 90016 Time: 12:00PM – 5:00PM (Pacific Time) 2. Asbury Park Chapter Sammy’s Mediterranean Street Food 500 Main Street Asbury Park, NJ 07712 Time: 12:00PM – 4:00P 3. Harlem Chapter House of Justice Membership Drive & Back to […]
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REV. SHARPTON APPLAUDS THE WHITE HOUSE’S “UNITED WE STAND” SUMMIT TO COMBAT VIOLENT EXTREMISM
—Aug 19 2022Comes In Wake of May Buffalo Shooting and calls from Rev. Sharpton and NAN to Convene a Hate Crimes Summit New York, NY (Friday, August 22, 2022) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on the White House’s announcement of the “United We Stand” summit […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON TO DELIVER EULOGY FOR BRIANNA GRIER, WHO DIED AFTER FALLING FROM OPEN POLICE VEHICLE IN GEORGIA, AT REQUEST OF HER FAMILY
—Aug 08 202228-Year-Old Black Woman’s Death Followed Improper Arrest During Apparent Mental Health Episode New York, NY (Monday, August 8, 2022) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will deliver the eulogy for Brianna Grier in Atlanta on Thursday, August 11, at the request of her family. The 28-year-old mother’s death in […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON SLAMS HARSH SENTENCE ON BRITTNEY GRINER BY RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES
—Aug 04 2022Urges Immediate Clergy for Him and Other Faith Leaders to Pray Over Detained WNBA Star New York, NY (Thursday, August 4, 2022) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today condemned the nine-year sentence issued against WNBA superstar Brittney Griner in Russia. Sharpton further urged the U.S. government to increase […]
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MANHATTAN DA ALVIN BRAGG TO SPEAK AT NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK’S SATURDAY RALLY IN WAKE OF 6th EXONERATION IN THE CENTRAL PARK JOGGER CASE
—Jul 29 202233 Years Later, Teenagers Known as the “Central Park Five” Become the “Exonerated Six” New York, NY (July 29, 2022) – Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg will speak tomorrow at the National Action Network (NAN) House of Justice in Harlem on the heels of a sixth exoneration in the infamous 1989 Central Park jogger case, in which […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of National Action Network (NAN) and the entire NAN staff applaud President Biden’s Executive Order Protecting Access to Reproductive Health Care Services.
—Jul 09 2022Signed by the President today, the Executive Order pledges to protect reproductive rights by focusing on preserving patient privacy, ramping up public education efforts surrounding abortion, implementing increased safety of abortion patients and providers, organizing pro bono lawyers to assist those crossing state lines, expanding access to emergency contraception via HHS and more. […]
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FRI: REV. AL SHARPTON TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO WITH CHERELLE GRINER & WNBPA AHEAD OF ALL-STAR GAME IN RESPONSE TO BRITTNEY GRINER GUILTY PLEA IN RUSSIA
—Jul 07 2022New York, NY (Thursday, July 7, 2022) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will be in Chicago this Friday with Cherelle Griner, wife of basketball star Brittney Griner, WNBA players, and WNBPA Executives ahead of the league’s All-Star Game to say, “We are BG.” The press conference will urge mercy and […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON CALLS ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO IMMEDIATELY ARRANGE PRAYER VISIT TO BRITTNEY GRINER IN JAIL
—Jul 05 2022Follows Growing Demands to Free WNBA Superstar from Detainment in Russia Amid Concerns for Her Wellbeing New York, NY (Tuesday, July 5, 2022) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today urged President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to arrange for he and a group of faith leaders […]