Black community leaders are taking a stand against the controversial “Stand Your Ground” law. On March 10, 2014 in Tallahassee, Florida, leaders across the country including Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network are gathering in the Sunshine State to rally and a hold a prayer vigil in protest of SYG. Sharpton will also […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama honored Martin Luther King Jr.‘s legacy of service Monday by helping a soup kitchen prepare its daily meals and a host of administration figures fanned out across the capital to appear at holiday events. Obama took his wife, Michelle, and daughters Malia and Sasha to DC Central Kitchen, which […]
National Action Network (NAN) & Rev. Al Sharpton will hold NAN’s Inaugural Health Care Award Luncheon Honoring Health Care industry leaders serving communities of color. WHO: Rev. Al Sharpton, President of National Action Network Janaye Ingram, National Executive Director, National Action Network Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States George Halvorson/Chairman, […]
New Jersey-native Janaye Ingram (pictured) has been named the National Action Network‘s (NAN) acting executive director, replacing Tamika Mallory. RELATED: National Action Network Celebrates 20th Anniversary In…
On Saturday, August 24, 2013, tens of thousands of people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Crowds gathered in the same fashion as they did in 1963 to hear Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. The day featured speakers who serve as civil rights leaders […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Crowds chanted “Justice! Justice!” as people rallied in dozens of U.S. cities, urging authorities to press federal civil rights charges against a former neighborhood watch leader found not guilty in the shooting death of unarmed teen Trayvon Martin. The Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network organized the “Justice for Trayvon” rallies and […]
Our collective outrage after the Trayvon Martin verdict has a welcome upside – a galvanized protest movement sweeping the country hoping to persuade the Justice Department to bring federal charges against Trayvon’s killer George Zimmerman. To that end, Al Sharpton and the National Action Network are organizing a 100 city vigil on Saturday, July 20, […]
US Attorney General Eric Holder faces a tough decision as civil rights group petition the Department of Justice to press federal civil rights charges against…
Roland Martin talks with Debra Pernell-Simmons, the vice president of the National Action Network about being tasered by police during a rally in Natchez, Mississippi.
UPDATE 06-04-13 — 7:55 A.M. EST: NewsOne spoke with NAN member Walter Shinn, and Debra Simmons is still in jail. ———————————————— Debra Simmons, 55, vice-president…
Find out how you can support gun control initiatives after listening to Rev. Al Sharpton‘s plea for your help. Plus, more on the National Action Network conference and how you can sign up/renew your membership.
“In 1963, more than a quarter-million people came together in Washington, DC for The Great March for Jobs and Freedom, a watershed moment in black history. As we commemorate the 50th Anniversary of this event and reflect on the progress we’ve made toward economic equality, we are faced with the sobering truth that—while much has […]
