National Action Network (NAN), the national civil rights organization
founded by Rev. Al Sharpton in 1991, announced today that NAN board has
agreed to kick off Martin Luther King Jr. weekend with a march in
Washington,
D.C. on January 14,
6 days before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. Participants
will demand accountability not just from President-elect Trump but from
Senate and Congress members who are charged with overseeing the
Criminal Justice Reform Act,
the Voting Rights Bill, Supreme Court nominations and other Trump
political appointments.
The board, which is led by Chairman Rev. Dr. W.
Franklyn Richardson, also voted in three new board members: Bishop and
gospel singer Marvin Sapp, anti-poverty leader Jennifer Jones Austin,
and Vice President for Government Affairs for the
northeast at Charter Communications Camille Joseph-Goldman.
Bishop Sapp has been recognized for his
professional and philanthropic efforts in his home city, Grand Rapids,
Michigan. He received the city’s highest African American honor, a
Giants Award, as well as the Frederick Douglas Award from
the National Association of Negro and Professional Women’s Club. He is
an established author of six books. The most recent is “Selfless,” which
was released in 2014, and discusses what it means to live selflessly
with your partner along with practical ways
of doing so. He is also an successful entrepreneur in various areas of
business. He is the president and founder of Grand Rapids Ellington
Academy of Arts and Technology (GREAAT), the first performing arts and
technology charter school in West Michigan (Pre-K
to 12th grade). GREAAT strives to cultivate academic excellence in
children by inspiring their minds and imagination through the arts.
Jennifer Jones Austin, a child and family advocate, is
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA), an anti-poverty,
policy and advocacy organization with 200 member
human services agencies operating throughout New York City. Prior to
joining FPWA, Ms. Jones Austin served as Senior Vice President of United
Way
NYC; Family Services Coordinator for
Mayor Bloomberg; Deputy Commissioner for the NYC Administration for Children's Services;
Civil Rights Deputy Bureau Chief for Attorney General Eliot Spitzer;
and Vice President for LearnNow/Edison Schools Inc.
Ms. Jones Austin has chaired
and served on several influential boards and commissions, including
serving as Co-Chair of NYC Mayor de Blasio's Transition, Chair of the
NYC Procurement Policy Board, and Co-Chair
of the New York State Supermarket Commission. She is currently a Board
Member of the New York Blood Center, the NYC Board of Correction, and
the Fund for Public Housing, and serves on the Young Men's Initiative
Advisory Board, the Young
Women's Initiative Advisory Board, PlaNYC Advisory Board, and the Mayor's Clergy Advisory Council.
Mrs. Joseph-Goldman previously served as New York
City's youngest appointed deputy comptroller. She served as the
inter-governmental liaison to the public, mayoral agencies, federal,
state, and local authorities. She also handled all external
functions, including community relations and outreach, contact with the
media, financial education forums, and other duties – including the
Community Action Center, which provides information and assistance to
New Yorkers who have complaints about inadequate
or lack of municipal services.
Source: Mercury
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