May 24, 2013

Audrey’s Society Whirl: Thousands Attend NAN Convention and Keepers of the Dream Gala

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*Make no doubt about it, civil rights advocate Reverend Al Sharpton is a celebrity!  Now we know that he’s been a political star dating way back to his close association with The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. but his popular “PoliticsNation” show on MSNBC has propelled him to celestial stardom giving him broader visibility [...]




Sharpton Entertainment’s ‘Flaunting My Expression’ Event is a Hit at 15th Annual NAN Confab

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*New York, NY – Ashley Sharpton, President and Founder of Sharpton Entertainment, LLC, and her sister Dominique, Vice President, convened the annual “Flaunting My Expression” fashion show during National Action Network’s annual national convention on April 6, 2013. The show was hosted by Dominique Sharpton and Sandra Woodley, aspiring model and contestant from Oxygen’s “The [...]




Diddy Honored by Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (Photos)

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*Sean “Diddy” Combs was honored by Rev. Al Sharpton’s civil rights organization this week. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The rap star was handed a prize at the National Action Network’s (NAN) third annual Triumph Awards at the Lincoln Center in Manhattan, and Diddy used his acceptance speech to pay homage to Sharpton, who founded [...]




National Action Network Hosts Voter’s Luncheon with MLK III in ATL

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*Atlanta is about getting hot today/Tuesday with a powerful luncheon with Martin Luther King, III and the Rev. Al Sharpton for a the National Action Network’s voter engagement. Other guests will include Pastor Michael A. Walrond, Jr., head of NAN’s Ministers Division and Pastor Japser Williams of Salem Baptist Church. The luncheon will begin at [...]




Rev. Al Sharpton Brings Civil Rights, Education and Political Leadership to NAN Convention

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*Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network will convene in Washington, DC for NAN’s annual national convention from April 11-14 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center featuring a who’s who in politics, civil rights, education, business, the church, Corporate America and much more. The four day event honors the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, [...]




Obama Officials to Kick Off National Action Network Convention

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*The National Action Network’s 2012 convention will kick off this Wednesday in Washington D.C. And as we all know, Washington D.C. is the center of the political world and Rev. Al Sharpton has managed (for the second straight year) to attract some of President Obama’s top officials to the convention to speak. Last year, United [...]




Rev. Al Sharpton Considering Suit Against NYPD for Spying on Him

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*Rev. Al Sharpton is ready to take on the NYPD in a legal action lawsuit after a blogger alleged law enforcement figures placed spies in Sharpton’s  National Action Network (NAN) headquarters in Harlem. According to Huffington Post blogger, Len Levitt, the police department’s purpose was to find out if the organization was planning any major [...]




Rev. Al Sharpton and NAN to Hold King Day Events in DC and NYC on Monday, Jan 16

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*(New York, NY) – National Action Network (NAN), and its founder and President, Reverend Al Sharpton, will convene events in Washington, DC, and New York City on King Day 2012 as the organization leadership calls for a renewal of activism across the country. On Monday, January 16th in Washington, DC, NAN will host the annual Martin [...]




25-City Rally on Dec. 9 for ‘Jobs and Justice’ Being Planned by Sharpton’s NAN and Civil Rights Leaders to take on Joblessness & Voter ID Attacks

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*(New York, NY) —Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN), along with AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, AFL-CIO) and partners in labor, civil rights, and clergy from across the country, will hold a rally in over 25-cities on December 9th to bring attention to the growing economic disparity in these [...]




Sharpton Threatens ‘Action’ Against Trump Over ‘Today’ Remarks

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*While plugging his scheduled Dec. 27 GOP debate on “Today” this morning, Donald Trump was asked what he thought about Newt Gingrich’s recent comments regarding poor children and his opinion that they lack proper work habits or any role models in their lives who put in an honest day’s work. Trump said he agreed with [...]




NYC Gun Violence Triggers 12-Year-Old NAN Member to Lead March in Harlem this Friday

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*NAN, the National Action Network, is announcing the national Shake-Off the Violence tour and coast-to-coast cease fire coordinated by NAN’s Youth Movement and the Youth in Action group. 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, NAN’s Northeast [...]




Audrey’s Society Whirl: The Triumph Awards Raises Over $ 1 million to Benefit National Action Network

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By Audrey J. Bernard, Lifestyles & Society Editor *The National Action Network (NAN) is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the nation, with chapters throughout the U.S.  Founded in 1991 by The Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil [...]




Court Dings NAN Rep Tony Wafford for $60k in Sex Harassment Ruling

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*According to MrMoKelly.com, Tony Wafford (pictued) of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) will have to pay up to the tune of $60,000 for his part in the sexual harassment of former employee Sharon Song Byrd while they worked together as part of the NAN sister organization, Palms Residential Care Facility. The judgment was [...]




Family of Denise Gay, Allegedly Shot by NYPD, to Join Rev. Al Sat. at NAN’s ‘House of Justice’

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*Rev. Al Sharpton speaking on violence and lack of unity in NYC: “Ten years after the September 112 terrorist attacks New Yorkers are not as united as we were after 9/11 and are (we) are a divided city because of violence and policing & must return to the unity of post 9/11 which will only [...]




National Action Network Denounces Decision to Execute Troy Davis

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*New York, NY -Tamika D. Mallory, National Executive Director of Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN), has announced that the organization will start a petition drive immediately to stop the September 21st execution of Troy Anthony Davis. NAN helped lead the movement for justice around this case when Mr. Davis was first sentenced and [...]