Press Releases
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REV. AL SHARPTON & LEADERS OF NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK ALONG WITH TRAYVON MARTIN’S PARENTS SYBRINA FULTON & TRACI MARTIN & THEIR ATTORNEY BENJAMIN CRUMP, TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY AT 1:00 P.M. AT NAN’S ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON
—Apr 10 2012FOR PLANNING PURPOSES—- REV. AL SHARPTON & LEADERS OF NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK ALONG WITH TRAYVON MARTIN’S PARENTS SYBRINA FULTON & TRACI MARTIN & THEIR ATTORNEY BENJAMIN CRUMP, TO HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY AT 1:00 P.M. AT NAN’S ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON—- NAN LEADERSHIP WILL EXPLAIN WHAT ISSUES WILL BE FOCUSED ON DURING THE […]
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Statement from Rev. Al Sharpton Regarding the Prosecutors Decision to Skip the Grand Jury in the Trayvon Martin Case
—Apr 09 2012Monday, April 09, 2012 (New York, NY) The special Prosecutor’s decision to forego bringing the Trayvon Martin shooting death before a grand jury vindicates the position that we have taken all along—that is you do not need a grand jury to make an arrest of George Zimmerman on probable cause. It does not necessarily mean, […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton & National Action Network (NAN) to Hold 14th Annual National Convention in Washington, D.C., Aprill 11-14th Featuring National Leadership in Civil Rights, Politics, Education, the Church & Much More
—Apr 03 2012REV. AL SHARPTON & NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN) TO HOLD 14th ANNUAL NATIONAL CONVENTION IN WASHINGTON, DC, APRIL 11-14TH FEATURING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN CIVIL RIGHTS, POLITICS, EDUCATION, THE CHURCH & MUCH MORE– April 3, 2012 (New York, NY)- Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network will convene in Washington, DC for NAN’s annual national convention […]
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Statement from Reverend Al Sharpton & NAN Regarding the Continued Calls for Justice on Behalf of Trayvon Martin
—Mar 29 2012STATEMENT FROM REVEREND AL SHARPTON & NAN REGARDING THE CONTINUED CALLS FOR JUSTICE ON BEHALF OF TRAYVON MARTIN Thursday, March 29, 2012—(New York, NY) “Since the time that Attorney Ben Crump, representing the parents of Trayvon Martin, reached out to me and National Action Network (the first national civil rights group to get involved in […]
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Reverend Al Sharpton to Appear at a Rally for Justice for Ramarley Graham Tonight Outside of the 47th Precinct in the Bronx
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Reverend Al Sharpton To Deliver the Eulogy for His Mother Ada Sharpton on Tuesday, March 27
—Mar 25 2012REVEREND AL SHARPTON TO DELIVER THE EULOGY FOR HIS MOTHER ADA SHARPTON ON TUESDAY, MARCH 27 MARTIN LUTHER KING III, TV STAR JUDGE GREG MATHIS, NAACP PRESIDENT BEN JEALOUS, & REV. JESSE JACKSON AMONG THOSE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO MS. SHARPTON Public Viewing: Monday, March 26, 2012 5-7 p.m. Center Baptist Church 4344 Alabama 173 […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton Will Speak About Trayvon Martin & Where We Go From Here During NAN’s Live Saturday Broadcast Rally in Harlem at the “House of Justice”
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Due to Overwhelming Response the Rally for Trayvon Martin Has Been Moved to Fort Mellon Park in Sanford, Florida at 7PM
—Mar 22 2012!!!MEDIA ADVISORY!!!MEDIA ADVISORY!!! Contact: Rachel Noerdlinger [email protected] DUE TO OVERWHELMING RESPONSE THE RALLY FOR TRAYVON MARTIN HAS BEEN MOVED TO FORT MELLON PARK IN SANFORD, FLORIDA AT 7P.M. PRESS CONFERENCE AT 4:30 P.M AFTER THE MEETING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AT FORT MELLON PARK WHO: Parents of Trayvon Martin Attorney Benjamin Crump & […]
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Statement Regarding the Passing of Reverend Al Sharpton’s Mother Ada Sharpton
—Mar 22 2012Contact: Rachel Noerdlinger [email protected] Thursday, March 22, 2012 — Ada Sharpton, the mother of Reverend Al Sharpton, passed away in the early morning hours today in Dothan, Alabama, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. She was 87-years-old. Her son Rev. Al Sharpton was informed while boarding a flight to Florida for his rally […]
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Statement from the Chairman of National Action Network Reverend Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson Regarding the Passing of Reverend Al Sharpton’s Mother
—Mar 22 2012Thursday, March 22, 2012–“More than 55-years-ago, a single Black woman raised her son to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with God. As a result of her doing what our mother’s do, today many of the voiceless have voices, the hopeless have hope, and the victims of injustice have an advocate. We […]