Press Releases
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Days before special election, Rev. Al Sharpton and NAN to convene public advocate hopefuls at HOJ for final candidate forum
—Feb 15 2019WHAT: Public Advocate Candidate Forum Hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN). Format: Candidates will make 1-minute introductions before answering a series of audience written questions which will be screened and selected by NAN staff. Following audience questions, candidates will be assigned to one opponent, of whom they will be able to ask one […]
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Rev. Sharpton to host Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Attorney General Letitia James, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, & City Council Speaker Corey Johnson for annual MLK day celebration in Harlem
—Jan 19 2019Prominent New York civil rights leaders and elected officials to headline annual forum as civil rights community coalesces around common agenda for 2020 presidential race WHAT Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Celebration Hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) WHO Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, NAN United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) […]
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Updated Schedule: Rev. Sharpton to Host Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Martin Luther King III, & Actor Hill Harper for King Day Breakfast in Washington
—Jan 18 2019Former NYC mayor latest addition to packed schedule of public servants and civil rights activists WHAT: Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Breakfast Hosted by Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) WHO: Speakers: Rev. Al Sharpton, President & Founder, NAN The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, and Everytown for Gun […]
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As 116th Congress gets under way, Rev. Al Sharpton holds meetings with historic new members representing diverse constituencies
—Jan 11 2019Meetings come in lead-up to MLK Day, where NAN will hold events across the country, including a Washington breakfast featuring former Vice President Joseph Biden and national civil rights leaders WASHINGTON (January 10, 2019) — As the first full week of the 116th Congress wraps up, civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and NAN DC […]
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Tomorrow: Rev. Al Sharpton, mother of Eric Garner Gwen Carr & others to “pack the court” following disciplinary hearing for Garner’s killer, Officer Daniel Pantaleo
—Dec 06 2018Rev. Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) to lead a press conference outside the NYPD HQ immediately following the hearing Thursday morning WHAT Rally and press conference in support of Eric Garner, who was brutally killed in an unlawful chokehold by NYPD Officer Daniel Pantaleo, who remains on NYPD payroll to this day. WHO Rev. […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton and NAN Activists Push for Renewed Focus on Social Justice and Civil Rights in 116th Congress
—Nov 14 2018Members of Congress, potential 2020 presidential candidates, and prospective House speakers address hundreds of civil rights activists from around the country during annual NAN legislative conference WASHINGTON — Rev. Al Sharpton and over a hundred civil rights activists gathered on Capitol Hill this week in the wake of the 2018 midterms to hear from prominent […]
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Schedule for Legislative & Policy Conference
—Nov 11 2018Tuesday, November 13th 8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration and Check-In 9:00 am – 9:10 am Greetings Reverend Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton, U.S. Delegate (DC-At Large) 9:10 am – 9:50 am Representation Panel: Voting, 2020 Census, and Redistricting Remarks: The Honorable Terri Sewell, Chair of Voting […]
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NAN & Rev. Al Sharpton to convene a hundred activists from around the country for first post-midterm election meeting with members of Congress, prospective 2020 candidates & potential House Speakers about their legislative agenda
—Nov 11 2018WHO Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder & President, National Action Network (NAN) Sen. Kamala D. Harris (D-CA) Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA Rep. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader (D-CA) Rep. Cedric Richmond, , […]
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Mayor Bill de Blasio to join Rev. Al Sharpton & NAN for Saturday’s Action Rally and broadcast at the House of Justice on the weekend before midterm elections
—Nov 02 2018WHO Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of National Action Network, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio WHAT Weekly Saturday Action Rally and Broadcast WHERE National Action Network’s “House of Justice” 106 West 145th Street WHEN Saturday, November 3, 2018 – 9:30 a.m. Watch the livestream or listen on WLIB 1190 AM in NYC […]
