Press Releases
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Civil Rights Groups Call on Senate to Take Immediate Action on Voting Rights
—Jan 14 2022FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 13, 2022 Civil Rights Groups Call on Senate to Take Immediate Action on Voting Rights WASHINGTON — Leading civil rights organizations released the following joint statement urging senators to be on the right side of history and pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act: “History will judge senators for what they […]
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STATEMENT BY REVEREND AL. SHARPTON & NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK ON THE JURY DECISION TO INDICT FORMER OFFICER KIM POTTER FOR THE MURDER OF DAUNTE WRIGHT
—Dec 24 2021STATEMENT BY REVEREND AL. SHARPTON & NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK ON THE JURY DECISION TO INDICT FORMER OFFICER KIM POTTER FOR THE MURDER OF DAUNTE WRIGHT New York, NY (December 23, 2021) – Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network (NAN) released a statement today in response to the indictment against Kim Potter for the murder of 20-year-old […]
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SATURDAY AT NAN: INCOMING NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL CHANCELLOR DAVID BANKS TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY AT NAN’S “HOUSE OF JUSTICE” & MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO TO GIVE THE KEY TO THE CITY TO FORMER CONGRESSMAN CHARLES RANGEL AND LABOR LEADER GEORGE GRESHAM AS REV. AL SHARPTON OFFICIATES
—Dec 17 2021December 17, 2021 Contact: Rachel Noerdlinger,[email protected] Amaris Cockfield, [email protected] SATURDAY AT NAN: INCOMING NYC PUBLIC SCHOOL CHANCELLOR DAVID BANKS TO ADDRESS THE COMMUNITY AT NAN’S “HOUSE OF JUSTICE” & MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO TO GIVE THE KEY TO THE CITY TO FORMER CONGRESSMAN CHARLES RANGEL AND LABOR LEADER GEORGE GRESHAM AS REV. AL SHARPTON OFFICIATES WHO: […]
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THURS: THE ELDEST SON OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., MARTIN LUTHER KING III, TO JOIN REV. AL SHARPTON, THE FAMILY OF AHMAUD ARBERY & LAWYERS FOR A WALL OF PRAYER
—Nov 16 2021Over 150 Black Pastors is expected to join the Wall of Prayer in front of Glynn County Courthouse Brunswick, Georgia (November 15, 2021) – Martin Luther King III to join Rev. Al Sharpton and the family of Ahmaud Arbery on Thursday, November 18th for a Wall of Prayer in front of the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick, […]
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STATEMENT: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON RESPONDS TO STATEMENTS BY DEFENSE LAWYER ABOUT “INTIMIDATION” IN GA COURTROOM
—Nov 12 2021STATEMENT: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON RESPONDS TO STATEMENTS BY DEFENSE LAWYER ABOUT “INTIMIDATION” IN GA COURTROOM (New York, NY) — On November 11th, during the trial of the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, William “Roddie” Bryan’s lawyer Kevin Gough spoke to the judge and voiced his objections to the presence of civil rights leaders like Reverend […]
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SUNDAY IN SAVANAH, GEORGIA: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON & NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK TO CALL FOR DAY OF PRAYER FOR JUSTICE FOR AHMAUD ARBERY
—Oct 24 2021SUNDAY IN SAVANAH, GEORGIA: CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON & NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK TO CALL FOR DAY OF PRAYER FOR JUSTICE FOR AHMAUD ARBERY As Jury Selection Resumes Monday, National Action Network to Continue to Fight for Justice on Behalf of the Family of Ahmaud Arbery WHO: Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton, […]
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UNITED STATES VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS TO DELIVER THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK’S (NAN) 30THANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
—Oct 22 2021UNITED STATES VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS TO DELIVER THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK’S (NAN) 30THANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (New York, NY) – On November 1st, 2021, United States Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver the keynote address at Reverend Sharpton’s and NAN’s “Celebration Above All” event marking three decades of activism by National Action Network. The […]
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FRI: IN CELEBRATION OF REV. JESSE JACKSON’S 80TH BIRTHDAY, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON & NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN), TO BE JOINED BY NYC MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO, DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL NOMINEE ERIC ADAMS, LT. GOVERNOR BRIAN BENJAMIN, NY NAACP PRESIDENT HAZEL DUKES, NAN BOARD MEMBER JENNIFER JONES AUSTIN AND OTHERS AS THEY SALUTE REV. JACKSON’S HISTORIC WORK
—Oct 20 2021For Planning Purposes: October 20, 2021 Contact: Rachel Noerdlinger, [email protected] Amaris Cockfield, [email protected] Alexander Gleason, [email protected] FRI: IN CELEBRATION OF REV. JESSE JACKSON’S 80TH BIRTHDAY, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON & NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN), TO BE JOINED BY NYC MAYOR BILL DE BLASIO, DEMOCRATIC MAYORAL NOMINEE ERIC ADAMS, LT. GOVERNOR BRIAN BENJAMIN, NY NAACP […]
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IN HONOR OF THE LATE GENERAL & FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON CALLS FOR THE RENAMING OF BROOKLYN STREET NAMED AFTER CONFEDERATE ARMY LEADER ROBERT E. LEE
—Oct 19 2021IN HONOR OF THE LATE GENERAL & FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL, CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER REV. AL SHARPTON CALLS FOR THE RENAMING OF BROOKLYN STREET NAMED AFTER CONFEDERATE ARMY LEADER ROBERT E. LEE New York, NY (Tuesday, October 19, 2021) – Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is calling for a street in […]