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SATURDAY: REV. SHARPTON TO LEAD NAN & HARLEM COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN MEMORIAL WREATH LAYING FOR EXCENIA METTE

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Rev. Sharpton, Family of Excenia Mette to Announce Funeral Arrangements for Beloved Community Member Before Procession to Site Where She Was Tragically Killed

New York, NY (April 25, 2024) - Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will stand with the family of Excenia Mette this Saturday morning during NAN's Saturday Action Rally at the House of Justice to announce funeral arrangements for the beloved community member and longtime member of NAN. Mette, who was 61, was gunned down Tuesday night outside her home in Harlem.

Immediately following the rally, Rev. Sharpton will lead the family and NAN members in a solemn walk to the location where Mette was killed at 113th Street and Lenox Avenue, where a wreath will be laid in her memory.

Immediately following her killing, Rev. Sharpton pledged that NAN would stand with the family of Ms. Mette, who was affectionately known as Zeenie, through this tragedy.

WHO

Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President, NAN

Family of Excenia Mette

WHERE

Rally to take place at NAN House of Justice

106 W. 145th Street

New York, NY10039

Wreath laying to take place at site of shooting

113th Street and Malcom X Boulevard

WHEN

Saturday, April 26, 2025

Saturday Action Rally begins at 10:00 a.m.

Walk to wreath laying to immediately follow rally. Participants will leave the rally at Noon for a peace walk to the wreath laying set to take place at 1:00 p.m.

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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