About
Founded in New York City in 1991, National Action Network, Inc. (“NAN”) has been on the front lines of creating social change and last year celebrated its silver anniversary, representing a quarter century of an organization that gives voice to the voiceless and acts as a champion for the dispossessed.
NAN has been nationally recognized as the go-to organization for families facing tragedies like police brutality, gang violence, gun violence, and loss of homes or businesses due to predatory lending. NAN has advocated for those who have been locked out of schools or quality educational institutions because of the color of their skin, as well as those who have been denied the right to vote, drive, or walk while being black. The families of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Sandra Bland, Tamir Rice, Sean Bell and Amadou Diallo, among others, have all turned to National Action Network and Rev. Sharpton to ensure that authorities understand that Black Lives Matter, and that policing—and the criminal justice system—are broken and need fixing.
NAN has been vigilant in demanding change and respect for our nation’s constitution. With the transition from President Barack Obama—with whom NAN and Rev. Sharpton developed an historic relationship—to the following administration and the uncertainties it brings to America, NAN remains fully engaged in protecting those hard fought and blood-soaked victories for civil rights and civil liberties.
"I tell young people all the time—and most of the National Action Network leadership in our chapters are younger than me—you have to make a choice at some point in your life: are you going to do something about what angers you, or do you want to just be angry? Because I learned a long time ago that those in power don't care that you're angry, they care if you use that anger to do something about it". Al Sharpton
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