Election 2012

Eric Holder and a cadre of heavy-hitting Obama Administration officials will kick off the annual National Action Network’s (NAN) national convention next week in Washington,…

Rev. Al Sharpton & NAN to hold a support rally to call for justice in the Trayvon Martin case. WHO: Parents of Trayvon Martin Attorney Benjamin Crump and lawyers for the family of Trayvon Martin. Rev. Al Sharpton and The National Action Network. Michael Baisden, Host Of the Michael Baisden Show. WHAT: Nation rally for […]

Rev. Al Sharpton was on the Steve Harvey Morning Show today talking about the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin and the national outrage that has ensued as a result. Rev. Sharpton and the National Action Network will be joining the attorney and family of Trayvon Martin at a rally to seek justice in Sanford, Florida, […]

While folks like Cicely Tyson, Phylicia Rashad, Maya Angelou, Voncile Mallory (my mother) and others are gracefully aging, we younger folks aren’t doing as well.…

NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK (NAN), ALONG WITH LABOR & CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS TO ATTACK JOBLESSNESS & VOTER ID LAWS THAT ARE THREATENING PEOPLE’S VOTER RIGHTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ON DECEMBER 9TH AS PART OF 25-CITY RALLY FOR JOBS & JUSTICE NATIONAL ACTION NETWORK & REV. AL SHARPTON, ALONG WITH LABOR LEADERS & COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS TO LEAD […]

Earlier this week, the New York Daily News shined a spotlight on Reverend Al Sharpton’s non-profit organization The National Action Network. Highlighting Sharpton’s executive salary, the story attempts to portray activist Sharpton as someone more committed to building his personal fortune than advancing his mission of social justice. Instead, articles like these points to a […]

Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network (NAN) held the inaugural National Action Network Triumph Awards on November 15, 2010 at Rose Hall in Jazz at Lincoln Center honoring those who have made a positive impact beyond their performance on stage, in the arts, in the community, and in their respective professions. Honorees included: Cathy Hughes, […]

The Rev. Al Sharpton led a march and rally in Washington, D.C. over the weekend to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s historic 1963 March on Washington. Click here for photos and video from our D.C. affiliate.

President Obama promised civil rights leaders on Wednesday to push hard and work with Congress to address the high unemployment rate, particularly among the urban and rural poor. Click here to see who President Obama met with and what they talked about.

The <strong>Reverend Al Sharpton</strong> is teaming with <strong>hip-hop activist Erica Ford</strong> to lead an emergency day of protest against violence across the country. The event will kick of in <strong>Atlanta</strong> on <strong>November 23</strong>.<!--more-->