Press Releases
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Lyft & NAN Partner to Make Transportation Available to Seniors and Underserved Communities for Essential Services During COVID-19
—Apr 28 2020Front line workers in the community, seniors and low-income residents to receive ride credits for essential services New York, NY (April 28, 2020) — Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network announced today that in partnership with Lyft, they will provide access to transportation for senior and underserved residents in six markets […]
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NAN Distributes 65,000 Meals in Harlem & the Bronx with CARE and Hutchins Family Foundation
—Apr 28 2020Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) Distributes 65,000 Meals in Harlem and the Bronx with CARE and Hutchins Family Foundation for COVID Relief Distribution marks first domestic relief program for global humanitarian organization New York, NY (April 28, 2020) — International humanitarian relief organization CARE is partnering with the Hutchins Family Foundation and Rev. […]
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Rev. Sharpton to Host Second Virtual Town Hall on the Stimulus Bill & the Black Community featuring US Senator Cory Booker, Along With Experts on Black Economic & Social Disparities
—Apr 26 2020New York, NY (April 26, 2020) — Tonight, civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network are hosting a virtual town hall meeting – COVID-19: The Stimulus Bill and the Black Community. Cory Booker, United States Senator for New Jersey, will be a featured speaker along with experts to discuss how the African-American […]
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Heads of Black Civil Rights & Religious Organizations Encourage Communities to Stay at Home
—Apr 24 2020Rev. Al Sharpton (NAN), Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson (CNBC), Sherrilyn Ifill (NAACP, LDF), Marc Morial (NUL), Derrick Johnson (NAACP), Melanie Campbell (BWR), Kristen Clarke (Lawyers’ Committee) & the Heads of the Nation’s Largest Historically Black Religious Denominations Encourage Communities to Stay at Home (April 24, 2020) — A group of national Black faith and […]
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Pre-Orders Available for Rev. Sharpton’s Upcoming Book ‘Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads’
—Apr 21 2020Pre-order ‘Rise Up’ Now (New York, NY) — Pre-orders available now for Rev. Al Sharpton’s new book ‘Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads’ by Hanover Square Press. In the book, Rev. Sharpton is focused on racial disparities impacting Black America in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The real challenge, he explains, is […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton Condemns Social Media Post by President Trump about Former President Obama’s Endorsement of Joe Biden
—Apr 20 2020New York, NY (April 20, 2020) — Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton is blasting the social media post made by President Trump on Monday that tweeted an altered video made into a meme showing former President Barack Obama and other men watching a video of Joe Biden. According to Rev. Al Sharpton: “In the […]
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NAN LA Chapter Begins Meal Distribution
—Apr 20 2020Along with the New York, Newark, South Carolina, and Miami Chapter Sites, The NAN LA Chapter has partnered with World Central Kitchen — a non-profit organization committed to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters — to serve meals in our community. When 1 pm – 3 pm or until the meals have all […]
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NAN Miami Chapter Begins Meal Distribution
—Apr 20 2020Miami, FL (April 20th) — National Action Network, is expanding their partnership with World Central Kitchen to distributing free meals throughout the country, and will launch the Miami distribution with New Birth Baptist Church and local partners on Monday, April 20th. Ready-to-eat meals will be provided on a first-come, first-served, drive-thru basis only, beginning at […]
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Rev. Sharpton & NAN Give Away Free Masks in Harlem, NY and Newark, NJ
—Apr 17 2020New York, NY (April 17, 2020) – In the wake of the unprecedented emergency impacting the country due to coronavirus (COVID-19) and new mandates by the governors of New York and New Jersey that residents must wear masks in public, Rev. Al Sharpton and NAN will give away free masks and pre-packaged meals in Harlem, […]
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NAN to turn Michigan Chapter Headquarters into a Community Kitchen to Provide Food for Those in Need of Support
—Apr 17 2020Detroit, MI (April 17, 2020) – In the wake of the unprecedented emergency impacting the country due to coronavirus (COVID-19), National Action Network (NAN) in Detroit, Michigan, are partnering with World Central Kitchen to deliver hundreds of hot and cold meals daily to those in need. “With the traditional safety nets like school feeding programs […]