PASTOR SHANNON WRIGHT TO PUBLICLY DECLARE THAT SHE IS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN ON THE BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW JERSEY.

WHO:              Independent candidate for Governor, Pastor Shannon Wright.

**Invited Guests: Al Sharpton, Mayor Corey Booker, Mayor Sharon Robinson Briggs, Mayor Brian Levine, Mayor Michael R. Melfi and Mayor Paul H.Tomasko.**                                            

*For Photos and Press Coverage please contact: Tarin Donatien at (347) 246-6254 or by email at:  tarin@thedonatiengroup.com.*

Raised in New Jersey since the age of five, Pastor Shannon Wright is committed to rebuilding and uplifting the state of New Jersey.  Pastor Shannon Wright has served as co-host of WKMB 1070AM’s  “Know Your Community” radio show with former Union County Mayor Rev. Richard L. Taylor, Youth Guidance Commissioner for the City of Plainfield, NJ and NAACP NJ State Conference Youth and College Advisor.  Alongside her husband, Pastor Michael Wright, she has founded the Faith, Grace and Mercy World Outreach Ministries and developed a charter school curriculum for leadership and social change that is in position to roll out in several urban centers starting January 2010.  For more information about Pastor Shannon Wright, please visit www.pastorwrightforgovernornj.com

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