Press Releases
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NAN & Sharpton to Convene Summer Conference Highlighting Issues Ranging from Education to Same-Sex Marriage
—Aug 11 2009NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN) & REV. AL SHARPTON TO CONVENE SUMMER CONFERENCE IN ATLANTA HIGHLIGHTING KEY ISSUES RANGING FROM EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, BULLYING IN SCHOOLS, RACIAL PROFILING, SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, THE CENSUS, THE BLACK CHURCH & MORE, INCLUDING A SPECIAL DISCUSSION ON REV. SHARPTON’S NATIONALLY SYNDICATED RADIO SHOW WITH NEWT GINGRICH AND U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION […]
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Statement from Rev. Sharpton regarding grand jury dismissal of criminal charges against officers involved in Philadelphia beating
—Aug 07 2009“I consider the findings of the local Philadelphia grand jury outrageous and we are calling for a federal grand jury to review the case. From the beginning, the family of Dwayne Dyches expressed a lack of confidence in local grand jury proceedings and in the same way we had to go to a federal jury […]
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Al Sharpton and NAN to hold Summer Conference in Atl
—Aug 04 2009New York, NY (August 3, 2009) – Reverence Al Sharpton and National Action Network have announced they will hold their third annual Summer Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, from August 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency on Peachtree Street. The Conference will consist of three days of enlightening sessions that will address vital issues crucial to the […]
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Statement by Rev. Sharpton regarding the Senate Judiciary Committee’s decision to affirm the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court
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Statement by Rev. Sharpton on call for policy-oriented approach to racial profiling
—Aug 04 2009(NEW YORK, NY) -July 24, 2009 – In an interview today on MSNBC with Andrea Mitchell, Reverend Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network and long time advocate against racial profiling, suggested that a meeting be convened between the United States Justice Department and heads of law enforcement, civil liberties unions, civil rights groups […]
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Statement by Rev. Sharpton on the arrest of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
—Aug 04 2009“I am saddened and angered by the arrest and charging of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., arguably the most prominent Black scholar in the United States today and the most prominent Black at Harvard University. For Dr. Gates to be arrested and charged at his own home after identifying himself and being identified by Harvard […]
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Rev. Sharpton regarding allegations that Maloney used ‘N’ word
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Statement from Rev. Sharpton after Obama NAACP Speech
—Aug 04 2009July 16, 2009. “I salute President Obama on a truly historic speech where he not only clearly expressed the need for continued vigilance on inequality in this country, but he challenged African-Americans to make no excuses. It is important that we embrace the President’s whole message, not just the parts we may like.
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Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network on Latest Gun Violence Incidents in New York
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Rev. Al Sharpton to hold press conference about high unemployment amongst blacks
—Jul 23 2009