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Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), commenced the 2025 NAN Annual Convention in New York City last week. He brought top leaders in civil rights, business, politics, culture and labor to discuss the biggest issues before Black America. Leaders who attended included: Attorney Ben Crump, New York AG Letitia James, DNC Chair Ken Martin, CBC Chair Yvette Clarke, and Rep. Al Green.
This year’s convention was held at the Sheraton New York Times Square hotel from April 2nd through April 5th. Topics covered included banning DEI initiatives in both government and private sectors to dismantling Civil Rights protections, eroding the social safety net, and flooding mass media with disinformation. These challenges represent an unprecedented, coordinated effort to undermine six decades of Civil Rights progress.
Rev. Sharpton brought together national leaders to assess the current landscape and strategize a path forward that preserves our nation’s progress in building a just and equitable society. The NAN Convention featured high-profile panels, keynote addresses and the prestigious annual “Keepers of the Dream Award” Gala, hosted by Anthony Anderson, where Patti LaBelle and Chris Matthews were among the honorees for their contributions to the movement.
The 2025 NAN Convention culminated in Rev. Sharpton’s highly anticipated announcement of the targets for NAN’s DEI boycott, the goal for which is to leverage the power of the Black dollar against corporations that have bowed to pressure from current administration, abandoning their commitments to workplace diversity.
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