Press Releases
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National Rally for Justice for Trayvon Martin to Take Place in Sanford, Florida, This Thursday Featuring Keynote Remarks by Reverend Al Sharpton Along With Special Guest Host Michael Baisden
—Mar 19 2012WHO: Parents of Trayvon Martin Attorney Benjamin Crump & lawyers for the family of Trayvon Martin Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network Michael Baisden, Host of the Michael Baisden Show WHAT: National Rally for justice on behalf of Trayvon Martin– the unarmed African-American teenager who was shot and killed in a gated community […]
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Statement by Reverend Al Sharpton and National Action Network Regarding the Shooting of Trayvon Martin
—Mar 12 2012STATEMENT BY REVEREND AL SHARPTON AND NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK REGARDING THE SHOOTING OF TRAYVON MARTIN– AN UNARMED AFRICAN-AMERICAN TEENAGER KILLED BY A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH CAPTAIN IN FLORIDA March 12, 2012 (New York, NY) “National Action Network and I have called for a complete and thorough investigation into the killing of 17-year-old Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. […]
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From Selma to Montgomery Rev. Al Sharpton & Martin Luther King, III Along w/ Partners In Civil Rights & Labor Conclude the Historic March for Voting Rights & Immigration Reform
—Mar 09 2012Contact Rachel Noerdlinger/[email protected] FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY REV. AL SHARPTON & MARTIN LUTHER KING, III ALONG & PARTNERS IN CIVIL RIGHTS &LABOR CONCLUDE THE HISTORIC MARCH FOR VOTING RIGHTS & IMMIGRATION REFORM— MSNBC TO TAKE REV. SHARPTON’S SPEECH LIVE AT 2:05 P.M. EST WHO: Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN) Martin […]
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MSNBC’s ‘PoliticsNation’ To Take on Voter Fraud and Anti-Immigration Laws in “Block the Vote” Series
—Mar 01 2012Rev. Al Sharpton to Broadcast Live from the ‘Selma to Montgomery’ March New York – March 1, 2012 – As prospective voting laws continue to be a critical issue ahead of the upcoming elections, MSNBC’s ‘PoliticsNation’ will expand on its coverage of this topic in its ongoing series titled “Block the Vote.” From Monday, March […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton & NAN, Along with National Leaders, to Intensify the Effort To Protect Voting Rights
—Feb 28 2012Rachel Noerdlinger / [email protected] REV. AL SHARPTON & NAN, ALONG WITH NATIONAL LEADERS, TO INTENSIFY THE EFFORT TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS—– REV. SHARPTON & MARCHERS WILL WALK FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, MARCH 4-9 & SHARPTON WILL CAMP WITH MARCHERS NIGHTLY TO EMPHASIZE THE CRITICAL STATE OF VOTER SUPPRESSION– WITHOUT A STATE ISSUED ID YOU […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, III, Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan, NAN Chairman Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn RIchardson, Edward Dubose (NAACP), & Other LEaders, To Hold A Press Conference & Rally Thursday in Atlanta, GA, to Discuss Voting Rights & NAN’S March from Selma to Montgomery to Defeat Voter ID Laws and Anti-Immigration Laws
—Feb 22 2012WHEN: Thursday, February 23, 2012 11:00 a.m. Press Conference National Action Network headquarters Atlanta, GA 632 Peeples Street, SW Atlanta, GA 30310 7:00 p.m. Voting-Rights Rally Providence Missionary Baptist Church 2295 Benjamin E. Mays Drive S.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30311 BACKGROUND: Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network (NAN), has announced that from March […]
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Rev. Sharpton & NAN Salute Comcast Corp. For Living Up to the MOU Signed with Civil Rights Groups by Awarding Networks to Minority Owners
—Feb 21 2012Tuesday, February 21, 2012 (New York, NY)—Reverend Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network (NAN), and one of the country’s foremost leaders for civil rights, said the following regarding the news that Comcast Corp. will launch four minority-owned independent networks that will be seen on Comcast Cable systems beginning in April, including two stations […]
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REV. AL SHARPTON TO DELIVER REMARKS AT THE FUNERAL FOR RAMARLEY GRAHAM
—Feb 16 2012WHERE: Crawford Memorial United Methodist Church 3751 White Plains Road, Bronx, NY WHEN: Saturday, February 18th, 2012 10:00 a.m. BACKGROUND: Ramarley Graham died Thursday, February 2nd after a New York police officer kicked down the door of his grandmother’s apartment and shot him. Graham was unarmed and police did not have a warrant to enter […]
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO JOIN VOTING RIGHTS MARCH WITH NAN & REV. AL SHARPTON FROM SELMA TO MONTGOMERY AGAINST VOTER SUPPRESSION
—Feb 15 2012CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS WHO HELPED LEAD THE MARCH IN 1965 WILL HELP LEAD THE MARCH IN 2012 WHO: Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network Congressman John Lewis Congressman John Conyers Congresswoman Frederica Wilson Congressman Al Green Congresswoman Shelia Jackson-Lee Congressman Gregory Meeks Congresswoman Barbara Lee Congresswoman Corinne Brown Congresswoman Gwen Moore Congressman Keith […]
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Black Leaders Denounce the NYPD For Spying on National Action Network & Rev. Al Sharpton As NAN Contemplates a Lawsuit Against the NYPD
—Feb 14 2012Tuesday, February 14, 2012 (New York, NY) —In light of a story released by NYPD reporter Len Levitt for Huffington Post alleging that an NYPD informant spied on Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network [NAN], national leaders have come together to express outrage at this blatant attempt to discredit Rev. Al Sharpton with malicious […]