Press Releases
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NAN To Join Occupy Wall Street for Global Candlelight Vigil in spirit of MLK
—Jan 14 2012NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK TO JOIN OCCUPY WALL STREET FOR GLOBAL CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN THE SPIRIT OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. NEW YORK CITY MARCH & CANDLELIGHT VIGIL TO TAKE PLACE SUNDAY, JANUARY 15 AT 6:30 P.M. New York, NY (January 14, 2012) National Action Network will join religious leaders, activists, and members of the […]
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Rev. Sharpton & NAN to Hold Annual King Day Public Policy Forum at NAN Headquarters
—Jan 13 2012ON KING DAY 2012, REV. AL SHARPTON & NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK TO HOLD ANNUAL KING DAY PUBLIC POLICY FORUM AT NAN HEADQUARTERS— Event to feature activists, elected officials and more who will speak to the community about carrying on the King tradition and in particular, about the issue of gun violence and how it is […]
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NAN to Honor Motown Records Founder Berry Gordy & Alexis M. Herman 1/16/12
—Jan 13 2012IN WASHINGTON, DC, ON KING DAY NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK TO HONOR MOTOWN RECORDS FOUNDER BERRY GORDY & ALEXIS M. HERMAN, THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN TO BE SECRETARY OF LABOR- REV. AL SHARPTON UNVEIL A CIVIL RIGHTS AGENDA IN THE NAME OF DR. KING AT NAN’S ANNUAL KING DAY BREAKFAST FEATURING SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AND LEADERS […]
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Statement By Rev. Al Sharpton & National Action Network Regarding the Department of Justice Findings On Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio & The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
—Dec 15 2011Thursday, December 15, 2011 (New York, NY) – Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) applaud the United States Justice Department for investigating the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Joe Arpaio, thus affirming NAN’s multi-year protests against the Sheriff’s continual engagement in “unconstitutional policing,” by unfairly targeting Latinos for detentions and arrests as […]
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National Action Network (NAN), Along With Labor & Civil Rights Leaders To Attack Joblessness & Voter ID Laws That Are Threatening People’s Voter Rights Across the Country on December 9th in 25-City Rally For Jobs & Justice
—Dec 07 2011New York City, NY, Philadelphia, PA, Cleveland, Ohio, Indianapolis, IN, Columbus, Ohio, Akron, Ohio, Detroit, MI, Newark, NJ, Atlanta, GA, Chicago, IL, and Houston, TX, among cities holding rallies December 7, 2011 (New York, NY) —Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN), along with AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) and […]
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Rev. Al Sharpton & Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson Call On Donald Trump To Retract Comments He Made On The Today Show That There Are No Positive African-American Role Models & Offer To Take Trump and Gingrich On A Tour of Any City To Show Them Positive Black Role Models
—Dec 05 2011Monday, December 05, 2011 (New York, NY)—Reverend Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network and MSNBC Anchor of PoliticsNation, and Reverend Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman of National Action Network and Senior Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, are jointly condemning Donald Trump for his comment on the Today Show this morning that “There are no […]
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12-Year-Old Victoria Pannell and Other Kids To Lead A March Today Against Gun Violence & Drug Activity in Harlem, NY As Part of A Larger National Effort Spearheaded by NAN’s 13-Year-Old National Youth Director Mary Pat Hector
—Dec 02 2011WHEN: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2011 – 6:00 p.m. WHERE: 155th Street and St. Nicholas Ave/Harlem, NY Wright Brothers Park and School The participants will march from this location to 157th Street. BACKGROUND: National Action Network recently announced the national Shake-Off the Violence tour and coast-to-coast cease fire coordinated by NAN’s Youth Movement and the Youth […]
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NAN’s Youth Movement Coordinates “Shake Off The Violence” Tour
—Nov 29 2011Monday, November 28, 2011—National Action Network is pleased to announce the national Shake-Off the Violence tour and coast-to-coast cease fire coordinated by NAN’s Youth Movement and the Youth in Action. Coordinating the national tour are National Action Network’s 13-year-old National Youth Director and the founder of Youth in Action Mary-Pat Hector, and 12-year-old Victoria Pannell, […]
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STATEMENT FROM REV. AL SHARPTON REGARDING THE VERDICT IN THE DR. CONRAD MURRAY TRIAL
—Nov 07 2011Monday, November 07, 2011 (New York, NY)—Reverend Al Sharpton, close friend of the Jackson family, and eulogist at Michael Jackson’s funeral said: ” I received the news of the guilty verdict in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray with mixed emotions feeling that only a down payment of justice has been served. Certainly I feel […]
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NAN’s Legal Night Team Will Be Honored for Providing Free Consultations and Referrals to New Yorkers In Need
—Oct 26 2011NEW YORK, NY (October 26, 2011) — Led by renown civil rights Attorney Michael A. Hardy, NAN’s Legal Night Team will be honored for providing free consultations and referrals to New Yorkers in need. This Thursday, October 27th at 7 PM in NAN’s House of Justice (106 West 145th Street); NAN’s New York Chapter President […]