Tamika Mallory, a civil rights activist and author, was born in Harlem. Her parents were founding members of Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network.
During an interview at the Local 10 News studio on Sunday morning, Mallory said her activism started after Jason Ryans, her son’s father, was killed in 2001.
“He was shot and that is unfortunately too much of a regular story that happens to young Black men and I realized that America really wasn’t paying attention to the public health crisis that young men are dealing with,” Mallory said.
Mallory, who also grew up in the Bronx, said her son Tarique Ryans, 25, was 2 years old when she decided to engage in “gun violence prevention.”
Mallory went on to serve as NAN’s executive director in 2009 and she was the co-chair of the Women’s March on Jan. 21, 2017, after President Donald Trump’s first election.
“Even our challenges really are designed to help us,” Mallory said.
Mallory has been promoting her new book, “I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience.” She is also the author of “State of Emergency,” a book published in 2021.
Attorney Benjamin Crump and Trayvon Martin’s Sybrina Fulton planned to join Mallory during an event on Sunday afternoon, in Miami Gardens.
“People will be able to talk to us as well,” Mallory said adding she will be also selling and autographing books.
Mallory thanked Reggie Leon, a Miami Gardens councilman, for hosting the free event at 1 p.m., at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex, at 3000 NW 199 St.
Tamika Mallory, an activist and author, was born in Harlem. Her parents were founding members of Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Tamika Mallory, a civil rights activist and author, was born in Harlem. Her parents were founding members of Rev. Al Sharpton‘s National Action Network.
During an interview at the Local 10 News studio on Sunday morning, Mallory said her activism started after Jason Ryans, her son’s father, was killed in 2001.
“He was shot and that is unfortunately too much of a regular story that happens to young Black men and I realized that America really wasn’t paying attention to the public health crisis that young men are dealing with,” Mallory said.
Mallory, who also grew up in the Bronx, said her son Tarique Ryans, 25, was 2 years old when she decided to engage in “gun violence prevention.”
Mallory went on to serve as NAN’s executive director in 2009 and she was the co-chair of the Women’s March on Jan. 21, 2017, after President Donald Trump’s first election.
“Even our challenges really are designed to help us,” Mallory said.
Mallory has been promoting her new book, “I Lived to Tell the Story: A Memoir of Love, Legacy, and Resilience.” She is also the author of “State of Emergency,” a book published in 2021.
Attorney Benjamin Crump and Trayvon Martin’s Sybrina Fulton planned to join Mallory during an event on Sunday afternoon, in Miami Gardens.
“People will be able to talk to us as well,” Mallory said adding she will be also selling and autographing books.
Mallory thanked Reggie Leon, a Miami Gardens councilman, for hosting the free event at 1 p.m., at the Betty T. Ferguson Recreational Complex, at 3000 NW 199 St.
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