Funeral held for late NAN attorney and EVP Michael Hardy, Esq.
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of National Action Network (NAN), led a memorial service for Attorney Michael Hardy, the organization’s longtime General Counsel and Executive Vice President, who passed away last month at 69. The service was held Thursday at First Corinthian Baptist Church in Harlem
New York City and State officials including Attorney General Letitia James, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District Damien Williams were among those expected to attend the service.
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“Michael Hardy left an unparalleled legal legacy in the civil rights movement that will be felt from coast to coast for generations to come,” said Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “It is only fitting that the entire National Action Network and those he impacted come together to recognize his life, his work, and the profound change he made on this nation. While we continue to mourn his loss, we will celebrate the legacy Michael Hardy left on this organization and this nation.”
Hardy was essential to the founding of NAN with. Sharpton in 1991. Hardy advised Sharpton on legal strategy around police shootings, from Amadou Diallo in the 1990s to George Floyd in 2020.
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