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The killings of unarmed black men Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Ezell Ford and John Crawford III all happened in rapid succession over the past few weeks. The tragic loss of their lives, and the lives of too many other black men, has galvanized the nation around the issue of police brutality. Saturday, Al Sharpton’s National Action Network […]

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Trayvon Martin’s parents help spread the message of peace while visiting Better Family Life’s Peace Festival in support of Michael Brown’s parents. The festival drew hundreds and a handful of celebrities, activists, and politcians including: Reverend Al Sharpton, Rapper David Banner, actor and author Hill Harper, and U.S. Congresswoman Maxine Waters. Michael Brown Sr. spoke […]

Rev. Al Sharpton says we’re missing one key thing in the Michael Brown story: justice. The Ferguson police chief has revealed the name of Mike…

National Action Network (NAN) President Rev. Al Sharpton (pictured) visited the city of Ferguson, Mo., Tuesday, urging peace among demonstrators angered at the shooting death of Black unarmed teenager Michael “Mike” Brown at the hands of police. On Thursday, Rev. Sharpton spoke with St. Louis County Police Chief John Belmar, demanding restraint from officers in […]

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The family of Eric Garner joined Rev. Al Sharpton at the National Action Network in Harlem, New York to issue a statement on the medical examiner’s findings that Garner’s was a homicide caused by NYPD officer chokehold. Watch live streaming video from officialnationalactionnetwork at livestream.com Eric Garner’s mother, Gwen Carr, said Saturday that her first words upon […]

“Go-to” civil rights Black leader Rev. Al Sharpton (pictured) has decided to weigh in on the negative controversy swirling around pop star Justin Bieber (pictured) and the latest racist video he made five years ago that surfaced Wednesday. On the clip, the boy blunder uses the N-word repeatedly and jokes about joining the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) […]

New York, NY — The National Action Network celebrated its annual Triumph Awards on Monday, June 2, 2014 celebrating the achievements and contributions of a variety of notable politicians, business people, entertainers, and more at the storied Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall. The Triumph Awards were created to honor “those who have […]

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Appearing in public for the first time since allegedly being slammed through a window by a New York City police officer, 14-year-old Javier Payne and his family joined Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday for a National Action Network rally and demanded justice, reports the New York Post. According to Payne’s family, the eighth-grader needed 50 stitches on his side and […]

  UPDATED 4/29/14, 2:54 p.m. EST: At the news of the NBA deciding to ban Donald Sterling for life, after he admitted to making the statements that recently aired, the Rev. Al Sharpton (pictured) released the following statement:   “The lifetime banning of Donald Sterling is a bold and appropriate action in this matter. This […]

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  President Barack Obama‘s keynote address at Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York on Friday was heavy on both style and substance. RELATED: Obama Warns Of Threats To Voting Rights At NAN Convention With the easy confidence of a favored son returning home, Obama encouraged participants not to allow Beltway political games and conservative attempts at disenfranchisement to […]

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Taking advantage of the friendly crowd at Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network Conference, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson publicly responded to Dr. Cornel West’s jabs against him. RELATED: Cornel West: “Sharpton Is The Bonafide House Negro Of The Obama Plantation” [OPINION] Speaking on the state of Black intellectualism, Dyson not only accused West of having a huge […]

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If you missed the second day of the National Action Network 2014 Convention, catch some of the highlights of what might have been the day’s hottest panel in NewsOne’s exclusive video recap. ALSO WATCH: “NAN Convention Day 1: What You Missed [VIDEO]“ Stay tuned to NewsOne for more coverage of the 2014 NAN Convention.