Press Releases
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REV. SHARPTON RESPONDS TO DELAY IN RELEASING MORE BODY CAM FOOTAGE OF FATAL BEATING OF TYRE NICHOLS
—Mar 08 2023New York, NY (Wednesday, March 8, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on a Tennessee judge’s decision to block the release of 20 additional hours of footage and audio related to the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols in early January. The footage, along […]
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ICYMI: REV. SHARPTON APPEARS ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT TO TALK DESANTIS, LOUDMOUTH
—Feb 17 2023New York, NY (Friday, February 17, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to discuss this week’s rally in Tallahassee, the recent police killing of Tyre Nichols, and the highly acclaimed documentary on his life, Loudmouth. The appearance came just a day after Rev. […]
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REV. SHARPTON REACTS TO LIFE SENTENCE FOR BUFFALO GUNMAN WHO KILLED 10 BLACK PEOPLE LAST SPRING
—Feb 16 2023Shooter espoused white nationalist views in manifesto before targeting Black victims at grocery store New York, NY (Wednesday, February 15, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on the life sentence issued today for the gunman who murdered 10 Black people at a Buffalo […]
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REV. SHARPTON TAKES ON FLORIDA GOV. RON DESANTIS’ LATEST CRUSADE TO WHITEWASH BLACK HISTORY
—Feb 15 2023Civil rights leader travels to Tallahassee this Wednesday to take a stand against GOP attempts to put classrooms back in the 1960s Tallahassee, FL (Monday, February 13, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Tallahassee this Wednesday, February 15, to protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ […]
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REV. SHARPTON AND NAN RALLY TO JOIN TALLAHASSEE PROTEST AGAINST DESANTIS’ LATEST ATTEMPTS TO ERASE BLACK HISTORY FROM FLORIDA CLASSROOMS
—Feb 13 2023Civil rights leaders, state elected officials set to blast Governor’s recent ban on new Black Studies in Florida public schools Tallahassee, FL (Thursday, February 9, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Tallahassee next Wednesday, February 15, to protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest attempts […]
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REV. SHARPTON AND NAN RALLY TO JOIN TALLAHASSEE PROTEST AGAINST DESANTIS’ LATEST ATTEMPTS TO ERASE BLACK HISTORY FROM FLORIDA CLASSROOMS
—Feb 10 2023Civil rights leaders, state elected officials set to blast Governor’s recent ban on new Black Studies in Florida public schools Tallahassee, FL (Thursday, February 9, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will travel to Tallahassee next Wednesday, February 15, to protest Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ latest attempts […]
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FUNERAL FOR TYRE NICHOLS TO BE HELD IN MEMPHIS THIS WEDNESDAY AS CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON DELIVERS EULOGY, ATTORNEY BEN CRUMP TO ISSUE NATIONAL CALL FOR JUSTICE
—Jan 31 2023Services at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church, Led by Rev. J. Lawrence Turner, Come as Nation Mourns 29-year-old Black Man Brutally Beaten to Death by Police Memphis, Tenn. (Monday, January 30, 2023) – Tyre Nichols will be laid to rest at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church this Wednesday as the nation grieves the death of the […]
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CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON, ATTORNEY BEN CRUMP TO JOIN WITH FAMILY OF TYRE NICHOLS TUESDAY NIGHT AT HISTORIC MASON TEMPLE AHEAD OF FUNERAL
—Jan 31 2023Will Respond to from Historic Memphis Church Where Dr. King Delivered His Last Speech Memphis, Tenn. (Monday, January 30, 2023) – Civil Rights Leader Rev. Al Sharpton and Attorney Ben Crump will join with the family of Tyre Nichols on the eve of his funeral to reflect on the 29-year-old’s death at the hands of Memphis […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON RESPONDS TO TYRE NICHOLS FOOTAGE, WILL ADDRESS POLICE KILLING AT NAN SATURDAY RALLY
—Jan 28 2023Urges Convictions for All Five Officers Involved in Beating 29-Year-Old to Death New York, NY (Friday, January 27, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement on the release of body camera footage showing the relentless police beating of Tyre Nichols, which ultimately led to […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON DEMANDS PROSECUTION FOR MEMPHIS POLICE OFFICERS WHO BRUTALLY BEAT TYRE NICHOLS TO DEATH DURING TRAFFIC STOP
—Jan 24 2023Says Criminal Charges Necessary Beyond Firing Over Incident that Echoes 1991 Police Assault of Rodney King New York, NY (Tuesday, January 24, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), today demanded swift charges against the five officers fired after beating Tyre Nichols to death during a traffic stop […]