Leaders: Asm. Patrick O’Donnell Must Address Black Student Underperformance | VIDEOs
*A coalition of California educators, civil rights groups, religious leaders, parents, students and other concerned citizens are calling on elected officials in Sacramento to do something about the continuing underperformance of Black students on California state standardized tests. “We are in California, the Golden State, where Democrats hold a supermajority in the Legislature and where […]
TV One Launches Digital Campaign Ahead of Today’s 2020 Virtual March on Washington (Video)
*TV One joins the National Action Network (NAN) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) as media partners confirmed to stream the 2020 Virtual March on Washington taking place today, August 28, 2020 beginning at 11AM ET/8AM PT on TVONE.TV and MYCLEO.TV. Commemorating the 57th anniversary of the historic March on Washington, the 2020 Virtual March on Washington is […]
Pastor Associated with Al Sharpton and Omarosa Accused of Sexual Misconduct – VIDEO
*Oh Lord, here we go again! It’s another #metoo moment in the making. Specifically we’re referring to the sordid tale of Reverend Kisheen Wayne (K.W.) Tulloss who is being accused sexual harassment of a former office manager of Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network. In a letter to Rev. Sharpton – reports Tami Devine of […]
Not A Good Look: Sharpton’s NAN Ousts Najee Ali After Wife Accuses Him of Beating Her
[videowaywire video_id=”XY1YF1099C96ZRKC”] *Ronald Todd Eskew, better known as Najee Ali is out as the National Action Network (NAN) Los Angeles Chapter’s political director after his current wife came forward about being physically abused by him. In the wake of the allegations, NAN both locally in Los Angeles and nationally under the leadership and direction of […]
Detroit Mayor Accused of Showing Black Children as Lawn Jockeys in FB Post
*Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is being called a racist after posting a pic on Facebook that a civil rights group claims depicts black children as lawn jockeys. See below: Sam Riddle, political director of the Michigan Chapter of the National Action Network is demanding that Mayor Duggan take down the pic that shows two smartly-dressed […]
Concerned for Katherine Jackson, NAN Calls for Charges Against Trent Lamar Jackson
*Civil rights activist Najee AIi, a long time friend of the Jackson family and The National Action Network/NAN Los Angeles chapter Founded by Rev Al Sharpton, is calling for LAPD Chief Charlie Beck to open a criminal probe of elder abuse concerning Katherine Jackson, who has been granted a temporary restraining order against her nephew, […]
C-Span to Cover Part of Al Sharpton’s ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’ March on Jan 14
*On Saturday (Jan 14), Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network will join other rights groups for the “We Shall Not Be Moved” march, from the National Sylvan Theater, through West Potomac Park via Independence Ave., SW to a rally across from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. C-Span will cover the rally portion from 12 […]
Father of Slain Dallas Cop Sues Black Lives Matter for $550 Million
*The father of Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa — a Fort Worth native who was one of five officers killed in downtown Dallas in July — has filed a lawsuit against Black Lives Matter, among other groups, claiming its organizers incited a “War on Police” that led to his son’s death. Enrique Zamarripa filed a […]
Sharpton Thanks Parker for ‘The Birth of a Nation’ – Out Now
*Fox Searchlight held community-focused screenings of the new film The Birth of a Nation in various markets around the country. Organizations such as the National Action Network (NAN) in Harlem, the Emerging 100 of Houston, the City of Compton, 100 Black Men of Los Angeles, the Jamaica Center for Learning & Arts (JCAL) in Queens, […]
NAN and Gospel Organization GMWA Mourn the Loss of Terence Crutcher
*Brooklyn, NY – A press conference was held today in Manhattan, NY at the National Action Network House of Justice, to discuss the outrage felt in the fatal police shooting of Terence Crutcher. The purpose was to appeal for justice and bring awareness of the ongoing police brutality that affects Black LNAN and ives across […]
Sharpton’s NAN Announces Saturday Action Rally and Live Radio Broadcast
*REV. AL SHARPTON TO BE JOINED BY ERIC GARNER’S MOTHER & OTHERS AS HE DENOUNCES ANTI-POLICE VIOLENCE, REAFFIRMS HIS COMMITMENT THAT THE MOVEMENT MUST CONTINUE BUT THAT IT MUST BE ANTI-POLICE MISCONDUCT, NOT ANTI-POLICE CONGRESSMAN ADRIANO ESPAILLAT, WHO IN NOVEMBER WILL BECOME THE FIRST DOMINICAN-AMERICAN MEMBER OF CONGRESS, TO MAKE FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT […]
3 Civil Rights Groups Warn Academy it Risks Irrelevancy; Seeks Meeting to Air Grievances
*As far as the Oscars boycott is concerned, despite their recent announcement that changes arr being made to be more inclusive, the heat is still on. In fact, based on a press release sent to us, it looks like the heat is being turned up. ———————– The leaders of three leading national civil rights organizations […]
Sharpton Speaks on National Action Network’s Anti-Oscar Campaign
*According to a statement sent to the Electronic Urban Report/EUR, Rev. Al Sharpton has announced he will convene a series of meetings and conference calls immediately to launch a serious campaign for people to tune out the Oscars. Sharpton spoke with Spike Lee before his announcement and National Action Network’s Los Angeles Chapter was the […]
Oscar Boycott!! Sharpton’s NAN is Behind the Call for Action
*The National Action Network a leading national civil rights organization founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton and a coalition of civil rights groups are calling for a boycott of this years “Oscars ceremonies.” The boycott is in response to the lack of African-Americans and women excluded and not nominated in the major categories of Oscar […]
Actress Tichina Arnold to Host the 2015 Triumph Awards
*Atlanta – In a year defined by civil rights cases that have galvanized the country, National Action Network (NAN) and Reverend Al Sharpton are partnering with TV One to present the first-ever television broadcast of the Triumph Awards Hosted by Tichina Arnold, the ceremony will be filmed this Saturday, September 12, 2015 in Atlanta, GA, and will recognize the positive impact […]