Press Releases
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National Action Network Across America
—Jul 23 2009NAN has been active around the country with our chapters all across America expanding initiatives and fighting civil rights issues that impact all people. Among the key issues that the organization is championing include anti-violence, immigration, education, decency, criminal justice, and much more. We invite you to become involved and find out what is happening […]
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Reverend Al Sharpton to visit Bermuda in a show of support for premier Ewart Brown and efforts around resettlement of Guantanamo uighurs
—Jul 23 2009New York, NY (June 19, 2009)—Reverend Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network, and one of the country’s leading civil rights advocates, will visit Bermuda Monday, June 22, to meet with Prime Minister Ewart Brown and clergy leaders to show of support from the civil rights community for the humanitarian deed and courage shown […]
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National Action Network Makes New Appointments
—Jul 23 2009June 12, 2009 — Rev. Al Sharpton, President and CEO of the National Action Network announced two new appointments to the organization. Tamika Mallory has been named Executive Director and Michael A. Hardy, Esq. has been named as Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Both have already begun performing their new assignments.
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Rev. Sharpton is pleased to be at the announcement of new Supreme Court Justice
—Jul 23 2009Rev. Sharpton has been invited and is very proud to be at the announcement of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court. He has fought long and hard to bring together coalitions between Blacks and Browns and he did 90-days in jail around Vieques , Puerto Rico. In the spirit of that coalition […]
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Rev. Sharpton declares War on the Racial Education Achievement Gap
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Fifty-Five Years Later: American Education Separate And Unequal by Rev. Al Sharpton NNPA Columnist Originally
—Jul 23 2009In the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education on May 17th 1954, the Supreme Court decided that the Constitution of the United States must guarantee equal education for all American citizens. In this landmark case, schools were desegregated across the South and the breath and width of the United States. Fifty-five years later, […]