National Action Network Announces 2025 Inauguration Day Rally

-NATIONPUT Momentum Builds for Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Ahead of Centennial

THE AFRO — Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network are planning a rally on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025 to protest the second presidential inauguration of Donald Trump, and to honor and defend Dr. King’s dream of justice, equality and change. Photo courtesy the National Action Network

The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act, spearheaded by Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler, is moving closer to passage with bipartisan support.Butler, the bill’s primary sponsor, has garnered backing from key lawmakers, including Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York. The legislation seeks to award Chisholm one of the nation’s highest c...

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