Farrakhan Disparages Washington Redskins’ Name at ‘Million Man March’

AUGUSTA, Ga- Several people from the Augusta area made the trip to D.C. this weekend for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March. A significant number of MMM 2015 participants weren’t even born during the first march, or were barely making their way around a crib.

JACKIE GREENFIELD: Straight out of the Million Man March.

I have been following Minister Farrakhan for about 30 years, and have seen him speak in Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, and other locations. “I just wish it could go on longer and it wasn’t just a one day event”. “I believe that injustice should be fought”.

Azia Evans, 22, who attends York College in York, Pa., plans on spreading the word about the march on her predominantly White campus to incorporate more diversity in the school’s programs and activities.

“It’s something that I need to do”, the 70-year-old man said. Because without Farrakhan? No March. We will not continue to stand by and not say anything anymore. There’s no simple answer to that question, but it’s interesting to note how the current fascination with Republican presidential candidates Donald Trump and Dr. Ben Carson is said to reflect the anger that is now prevalent in America. “Ferguson ignited it all”, he said.

That certain segment, in case you’re curious, would be that segment of whites who can not tolerate a black president.

“You kill us and blame it on another gang”, Farrakhan said. The segment that insists black people are nearly always responsible for their own murder-by-cop.

During the original march, Minister Farrakan issued a pledge and call to action for Black men everywhere.

For decades, many Blacks have admired their discipline but viewed the Nation of Islam as a small, Black supremacy group telling wild-eyed stories about UFOs and trips to and from outer space in spaceships. “I wanted to feel it”.

There are probably as many reasons for coming to the march as there were people at the march. “Who wants to be a whore?” he asked.

“These are not just young people who happened to wake up one morning”, Farrakhan said.

“As we look at the trend all over the world, the cry for justice is universal”, said Ishmael Muhammad.

Many members of Black Twitter took great exception that Black Entertainment Television allegedly did not provide live coverage of the Million Man March’s 20th anniversary.

Why women should be covered, keeping the tempting vision of their apparently irresistible bodies restricted to husbands only. “They are not here as a few mascot”.

SANDERS: Greenfield was one of many women joining men on the mall today. Farrakhan also briefly hinted that he himself had done the same thing.

But the speakers also pointedly tied the struggle of the black community to modern-day incidents.

As hinted by the name, this year’s version of MMM latched on to the harder-edged tone of the Black Lives Matter social media movement, seemingly focusing less on individual uplift and family values and loaded with more bitterness than the 1995 edition. “You should never call another woman a ‘bitch”.

Attention has been focused on the deaths of unarmed black men since the shootings of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in 2012 in Florida and 18-year-old Michael Brown in 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Someone who doesn’t have to receive clearance/permission/approval from “the man” before speaking his/their mind.

MINISTER LOUIS FARRAKHAN: Black Lives Matter are welcome, have a cherished spot, because they represent the future leadership.