The National Action Network Awards It Chapter Of The Year

By Robert J. Hansen | OBSERVER Staff Writer Sacramento’s chapter of the National Action Network was awarded chapter of the year April 12 in New York. National Action Network, founded in 1991 by Rev. Al Sharpton, is one of the nation’s leading civil rights organizations with nearly 100 chapters from coast to coast. 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. NAN’s Sacramento chapter was founded by Rev. Tecoy Porter in the aftermath of the death of Stephon Clark in 2018 at the hands of two Sacramento police officers in the backyard of his grandmother’s Meadowview home. “That happened a block away from my church,” Porter told The OBSERVER. Rev. Sharpton said at the award ceremony in New York that Sacramento is a strong chapter and is very proud of Rev. Porter’s work. “He’s put Sacramento on the map,” Sharpton said. Rev. Tecoy Porter after the Sacramento chapter of National Action Network was awarded chapter of the year April 12. Courtesy of Rev. Tecoy Porter. Sharpton thinks the Sacramento chapter is probably...