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NAN Continues to Distribute Meals in Response to Coronavirus
—Jul 18 2020(New York, NY) — Rev. Al Sharpton, NAN staff and volunteers continued to distribute meals across the country and from their headquarters at the House of Justice in Harlem for those inconvenienced because of the coronavirus shut down. Under the leadership of Katrina Jefferson and Minister Stephan Marshall, over 3000 Hot & Cold Meals were […]
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Six Years After the Police Killing of Eric Garner, The Garner Family to Join Rev. Sharpton at the House of Justice
—Jul 17 2020Congressman-Elect Jamaal Bowman to Attend NAN’s Sat Action Rally for the First Time to Thank the Community (NEW YORK, July 17, 2020) — On Saturday, July 18th, Rev. Al Sharpton, National Action Network (NAN), and Congressmember-elect Jamaal Bowman will join the family of Eric Garner to honor the life of Eric Garner, who was choked […]
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Rev. Sharpton to Deliver Eulogy at the Funeral for Brandon Hendricks-Ellison
—Jul 15 2020The 17-year-old Basketball Star Fatally Shot in the Bronx (Bronx, NY / July 14, 2020) — Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of National Action Network (NAN), will join the family of Brandon Hendricks-Ellison tomorrow Wednesday, July 15th to deliver the eulogy at his homegoing service. 17-year-old Brandon Hendricks-Ellison is one of […]
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The Fire This Time: A Virtual Town Hall Forum with Rev. Al Sharpton
—Jul 14 2020In the wake of the dual pandemics — COVID-19 and George Floyd (Racism) — that the nation is grappling with, especially the Black community, this Town Hall forum will foreground the ‘fire’ and wisdom of Rev. Al Sharpton, and will also underscore the voices of a diverse panel of Historically Black College and University (HBCU) […]
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‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks’ March
—Jul 14 2020Reverend Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III to convene the National Action Network (NAN), Attorney Benjamin Crump and the Families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner & others for a March on Washington in Protest of Police Brutality on August 28 Civil Rights Leaders, Labor, Clergy, Entertainers Amongst Thousands to March Alongside the […]
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Rev. Sharpton on the Symbolism of the Black Lives Matter Mural Outside of Trump Tower
—Jul 13 2020(New York, NY) — Over the weekend Reverend Sharpton, Bill de Blasio and Chirlane McCray joined others in painting a large Black Lives Matter mural on the street of 5th Avenue outside of Trump Tower. The painting is a part of a citywide project that will ultimately see other similar street paintings in each of […]