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Rev. Al Sharpton To Speak At Final Rally & Vigil For Ramarley Graham Thursday In The Bronx As NAN & Community Leaders Continue To Push For Justice In Case Involving Unarmed Teen Shot By Police

!!!MEDIA ADVISORY!!!MEDIA ADVISORY!!!

REV. AL SHARPTON TO SPEAK AT FINAL RALLY & VIGIL FOR RAMARLEY GRAHAM THURSDAY IN THE BRONX AS NAN & COMMUNITY LEADERS CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR JUSTICE IN CASE INVOLVING UNARMED TEEN SHOT BY POLICE—
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LED BY NAN NATIONAL ED TAMIKA D. MALLORY, EFFORTS AROUND CASE TO CONTINUE EVEN AFTER THE 18TH RALLY IN THE BRONX

WHO:
Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network
Parents of Ramarley Graham
Tamika D. Mallory, National Executive Director, National Action Network

WHEN:
Thursday, July 19, 2012

5:00 p.m.
Vigil – 749East 229 Street, Bronx NY
A march will follow the vigil:
Begin at 229 Street (RAMARLEY GRAHAM WAY) West to White Plains Road to 233rd Street and right on 233rd street to Laconia Ave. Right on Laconia Ave. to 229 street (47 Precinct). The final prayer and words for the Ramarley Graham Vigils will be held at Crawford Memorial Methodist Church located at: 3751 White Plains Road at East 218th Street Bronx, N.Y. 10467

7:30 p.m.
Reverend Sharpton will close the evening with a prayer and last words with family, friends and supporters.
Crawford Memorial Methodist Church
3751 White Plains Road (East 218th Street Bronx, N.Y. 10467)

BACKGROUND:
National Action Network has continued to stand with this family of Ramarley Graham, a young black male who was killed by the NYPD in the doorway of his own home and in front of his elderly grandmother and younger brother in the Bronx in early 2012.The young man was unarmed. The Ramarley Graham family has been conducting Thursday, weekly vigils, for 18 weeks (Ramarley was 18 years old when he was shot and killed) to keep the awareness of this case and issue prevalent.