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US Black Engineer magazine publisher and STEM City Metaverse creator will be presenting at the National Action Network Conference this morning on STEM and Social Justice. The conference, founded by the Rev. Al Sharpton, will feature a variety of speakers and presentations focused on promoting social justice and equality. Click here to watch.

The event will be held at the New York City Sheraton Times Square starting at 9:00 am in the Empire West Room. Other presenters include attorney H. Russell Frisby, Jr, Dr. Colin Parris, senior vice president and chief technology officer of GE Digital, and Dr. John King, Jr., Chancellor of The State University of New York.

The presentation from US Black Engineer magazine publisher and STEM City Metaverse creator will focus on the intersection of the Metaverse and social justice. The speaker will discuss the importance of providing equal access to the Metaverse to all students, regardless of their race, gender, or socioeconomic background.

STEM education is critical to building a strong, diverse workforce and ensuring that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed, said Taborn. We need to make sure that all students have access to the education and resources they need to pursue careers in STEM fields.

The speakers will also discuss the role that technology can play in promoting social justice and equality, particularly through the development of virtual environments like the STEM City Metaverse.

We believe that the metaverse can be a powerful tool for promoting social justice and equality, said the Taborn. By creating virtual environments that are inclusive and accessible to all, we can provide new opportunities for learning, collaboration, and innovation.

The National Action Network Conference promises to be an engaging and informative event, with a range of speakers and presentations focused on promoting social justice and equality. The presentation from the USBE magazine publisher and STEM City Metaverse creator promises to be an important contribution to the discussion around STEM education and social justice. Click here to watch.

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The Annual Convention in New York City kicked off Wednesday by Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN). The four-day convention is bringing together the likes of Vice President Kamala Harris and nearly a dozen Biden Administration officials, with celebrities such as Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, Magic Johnson, and other leaders in entertainment, business, civil rights, education, and more who will be making an appearance. This years convention will occur at a pivotal moment both in history and in todays current affairs. The convention will be hosted a week after the 55th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington.

Panels, plenary addresses, and other events all stem from the need to empower Black Americans during this crucial time. On Friday, Vice President Harris will deliver a keynote address as several cabinet secretaries are set to address the thousands of attendees throughout this years convention. Other key figures that will be present include the Mothers of the Movement; news figures Michelle Miller and Lawrence ODonnell; business titans Robert F. Smith and Earvin Magic Johnson; and leaders of the Black Church, including Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, Chairman of NAN and the Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC).

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On Saturday, April 9, Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), welcomed Corey Wise and Dr. Yusef Salaam to NANs Harlem House of Justice to address the community in the wake of the arrest of former President Donald Trump.

Its not lost on those of us who were there in 1989 that Donald Trump will likely walk into the same courthouse where the Exonerated 5 were falsely convicted for a crime they did not commit, Sharpton said. Lets not forget that it was Donald Trump who took out full-page ads calling for these five Black and brown young men to get the death penalty. This is the same man whos now calling for violence when he has to go through the criminal justice system. The same man will have to stand up in a courtroom and see firsthand what the criminal justice system is like. All I can say is, what goes around comes around.

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Mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson and civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton attended a rally in West Garfield Park to boost voter turnout in the April 4 citywide runoff election.

Sharpton stopped just short of endorsing Johnson, but he did tell the hundreds gathered at New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church to note which candidate joined them at the rally.

Let the record show who showed up, Sharpton said to loud cheers from the crowd.

Organizers called the event nonpartisan and said both Johnson and his opponent, Paul Vallas, had been invited to attend. However, several attendees were holding signs reading Brandon Johnson 4 Mayor.

The Reverend Marshall Hatch, pastor of the church, has endorsed Johnson.

The rally was sparked by low voter turnout in last months primary election, particularly among those in the Black community, said organizers Leaders Network Chicago.

Speakers urged voters to cast their ballot by April 4 to honor the memory of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated on that date in 1968.

I am so deeply humbled and very much honored to be part of a long tradition of those who have come before us, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson said. The event was billed as nonpartisan, and Paul Vallas did not attend.

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We are going to on April 4 show that Dr. King didnt die for nothing, Sharpton said. You killed the dreamer, but you didnt kill the dream. Its time for us on April 4 to show that we are the children of those that shed blood to give us the right to vote.

Sharpton said voting is important because we are in a country that you have people that are literally storming the U.S. Capitol, that are literally saying we need to cancel Social Security, that are literally saying that police can do whatever they want and shouldnt be held accountable.

Sharpton said voters had an opportunity to resurrect Chicago in this election and make history again like they did when Harold Washington was elected mayor in 1983.

The question is not what candidate are you for, its what do you stand for? And whether or not what you stand for is whats right, and what you stand for will be a light for this nation, Sharpton said. I wanted to come by and challenge Chicago, have you forgotten who you are? If you can do it in 83 what can you do in 2023?

Johnson told the crowd: I am so deeply humbled and very much honored to be part of a long tradition of those who have come before us. ... The city of Chicago is prepared and ready to be an example for the rest of the world.

Supporters of Paul Vallas demonstrate across the street from New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church, where Brandon Johnson and the Rev. Al Sharpton attended a get-out-the-vote rally.

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During the rally, a handful of demonstrators holding pro-Vallas signs gathered on the sidewalk across the street from the church. They accused Johnson of spreading false information about Vallas to hurt his standing in the Black community.

Johnson addressed those accusations in his speech at the rally. Theyve made it about race. When you have someone like my opponent that doesnt believe that Black children can handle Black history, he made it about race, Johnson said.

Early voting in the April 4 election is underway.

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Rev. Al Sharpton to speak at funeral of Virginia man pinned down by deputies

This undated photo provided by Ben Crump Law shows Irvo Otieno. Video from a state mental hospital shows Otieno, who was handcuffed and shackled, being pinned to the ground by deputies who are now facing second-degree murder charges in his death, according to Otieno's relatives and their legal team, who viewed the footage Thursday, March 16, 2023. (Courtesy of Ben Crump Law via AP)

The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy at the funeral of a 28-year-old Black man who died after he was pinned to the floor by seven sheriff's deputies and several others while he was being admitted to a mental hospital in Virginia.

Sharpton's National Action Network, a civil rights organization, announced plans for the funeral of Irvo Otieno on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Chesterfield, Virginia, about 18 miles (29 kilometers) south of Richmond.

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Video released publicly last week shows sheriff's deputies and hospital employees attempting to restrain a handcuffed and shackled Otieno for about 20 minutes after hes led into a room at Central State Hospital, where he was going to be admitted March 6. For much of that time, Otieno is on the floor being held down by a fluctuating group that at one point appeared to reach 10 people.

Seven deputies and three hospital workers have been charged with second-degree murder in Otienos death. Otieno's family has said he was brutally mistreated, both at the state hospital and while in a county jail for several days before that.

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Dinwiddie Commonwealth's Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill has said Otieno was smothered to death. An autopsy is still pending.

Attorneys for the defendants have said their clients were trying to restrain Otieno. During bond hearings and in statements, several defense attorneys have sought to distinguish their clients from the mass of bodies involved in holding Otieno to the floor for more than 10 minutes.

The National Action Network said civil rights attorney Ben Crump one of the Otieno family's attorneys will issue a national call for justice at Otieno's funeral.

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