Press Releases
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ICYMI: Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Violent Attack on Israel
—Oct 08 2023FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 2023 Contact: NAN: Rachel Noerdlinger, [email protected] Terence Cullen, [email protected] [email protected] DMI: Michaeleen Crowell, [email protected] NUL: Niambé Tomlinson, [email protected] NAACP: Alicia Mercedes, [email protected] NCBCP: Angelo Greco, [email protected] NCNW: Bernadine Stallings, [email protected] UnidosUS: David Castro, [email protected] ICYMI: Coalition of Civil Rights Leaders Condemn Violent Attack on Israel Organizers of 60th Anniversary of March on Washington Stand in Solidarity Against Hatred and War New York, NY […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON APPLAUDS FEDERAL COURT DECISION ON ALABAMA CONGRESSIONAL MAPS
—Oct 06 2023Selection of New Maps Creates Second Majority Black District in State after Surprise SCOTUS Ruling Earlier This Year New York, NY –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on a federal court panel’s selection of new Congressional maps in Alabama, which creates a second majority Black […]
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National Action Network congratulates Laphonza Butler for her appointment to the U.S. Senate.
—Oct 03 2023Butler will serve as the first Black openly LGBTQ Senator and the third Black woman to serve as a U.S. Senator. Butler currently serves as president of EMILY’s List. Butler worked nearly 20 years in the labor movement, serving as the president of the SEIU local 2015, the largest union in California and the nation’s […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON AND NAN UNVEIL 2023 TRIUMPH AWARDS HONOREES
—Oct 03 2023Tony Award-Winner Leslie Odom Jr., Fearless Fund Co-Founders, Jonathan Greenblatt, Max Seigel, and Stephanie and Floyd Rance to be Recognized on October 16th at Jazz at Lincoln Center New York, NY –– Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network today announced this year’s Triumph Awards recipients will be Tony Award-winning actor Leslie Odom Jr, the cast and producers of Ossie Davis’ Broadway revival play Purlie Victorious, Fearless […]
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THIS MORNING: REV. AL SHARPTON IN ATLANTA TO GALVANIZE FIGHT AGAINST RIGHT-WING LEGAL ACTIVISTS’ CAMPAIGN TO END AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
—Sep 26 2023Civil Rights Leader to Stand Against Legal Group Behind Crushing SCOTUS Decision, GOP Attorneys General as Fearless Fund Co-Founders Make First Court Appearance Atlanta, GA –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will be in Atlanta this morning to stand against right-wing legal activists’ relentless attempts to gut affirmative action in […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON IN ATLANTA THIS TUESDAY TO GALVANIZE FIGHT AGAINST RIGHT-WING LEGAL ACTIVISTS’ CAMPAIGN TO END AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
—Sep 23 2023Civil Rights Leader to Stand Against Legal Group Behind Crushing SCOTUS Decision, GOP Attorneys General as Fearless Fund Co-Founders Make First Court Appearance Atlanta, GA –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Atlanta this Tuesday to take a stand against right-wing legal activists’ relentless attempts to gut affirmative […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK APPLAUD THE REINTRODUCTION OF THE JOHN R. LEWIS VOTING RIGHTS ACT AT PIVOTAL POINT FOR DEMOCRACY
—Sep 19 2023Comes a Decade After Supreme Court Gutted Historic Voting Rights Act of 1965, Paving the Way for Discriminatory Election Policies Washington, D.C. – Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network issued the following statement today on reintroducing the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The legislation would restore the promise of the Voting […]
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AFTER FEDERAL CHARGES AGAINST MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS WHO KILLED TYRE NICHOLS, REV. AL SHARPTON RENEWS CALLS TO END QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
—Sep 14 2023Civil Rights Leader Applauds Justice Department for Delivering Federal Accountability for Five Officers Charged with Killing 29-Year-Old Father New York, NY –– Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today renewed calls to end qualified immunity for law enforcement in wake of the federal charges brought against the five Memphis police officers who […]
