Interview Comes as NAN Continues Voter Outreach Effort in Key States to Activate Black Voters Ahead of Pivotal Election
NEW YORK, NY (October 21, 2024) – Vice President and Presidential nominee Kamala Harris sat down with Rev. Al Sharpton for an exclusive interview this Sunday, during a trip to activate voters in the key state of Georgia with two weeks left in the 2024 elections. Vice President Harris’ appearance on PoliticsNation, which has the highest concentration of Black viewers of any cable news program, focused on her opportunity agenda for Black men, what is at stake in the 2024 election, and the latest round of verbal attacks she has endured from Donald Trump.
***To watch Rev. Sharpton’s exclusive interview with Vice President Harris, click here.***
The Vice President’s interview comes at a pivotal point in the 2024 elections. Rev. Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) have led a non-partisan Get Out the Vote effort in battleground states such as Ohio and Pennsylvania. These trips have included members of the Central Park 5, the Black and Latino men wrongfully convicted and since exonerated, who were the target of Trump’s verbal attacks 35 years ago. Two of the members, Korey Wise and New York City Council Member Yusef Salaam, detailed the personal impact of Trump’s assaults, which included a full-page ad in the New York Times calling for their execution, as the former President attempts to court Black men to vote for him.
NAN’s Get Out the Vote campaign will continue this week when Rev. Sharpton travels to Detroit, a week after he visited Columbus, Ohio, with Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rep. Joyce Beatty. The trip will continue to activate Black voters about what is at stake in this election as well as what rights are further put at risk by staying home. More details on the Michigan trip will be announced later this week.
Such an effort has been supported by donations as part of the 2024 NAN Triumph Awards last month as well as a star-studded birthday celebration for Rev. Sharpton in Los Angeles on October 31st. The Southern California event will help propel NAN’s voter outreach effort in the final crucial days, while bringing together Earvin “Magic” and Cookie Johnson, Cedric the Entertainer, and Anthony Anderson. Rev. Sharpton will also honor Motown legend Smokey Robinson and veteran public relations strategist Ken Sunshine for their lifelong dedication to the Civil Rights Movement.
About National Action Network (NAN)
National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality or gender.
For more information go to www.nationalactionnetwork.net.
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