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Member Since Jun 29, 2000

Last Login Aug 26, 2008

Location Washington, DC

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Race Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, Native American, White

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LONG LIVE THE SPIRIT OF THE MILLION FAMILY MARCH!

" ... I call this a march, but I`m not into marches. Marching only means the organized pitter-patter of feet that are moving at the command of a commander in strict obedience to his call. I`m not into marching, and if all this is a march for feeling good, then this is vanity, and we don`t have time for vanity.

I say to all of you that are listening, this was supposed to be a government of the people, by the people and for the people, but it is a government of the rich, by the rich for the rich. And the masses of the people, black, brown, red, yellow and white, are like the Bible`s Lazarus, existing from the crumbs that fall from the rich man`s table."

-----Minister Louis Farrakhan, spoken at the Million Family March

"We stand here today with the Million Family March being broadcast all over the world. Today, our program is being translated into Spanish, into French, into Arabic. We stand here one million strong today, but we are impacting BILLIONS of families all over the world.

Lastly, after you present your proposal, after you present your agenda, then you have to turn everything over to God. The Million Family March is God-centered. Allah (God) blessed us five years ago with the Million Man March, we`ve madeprogress. Look around. Look at this beautiful gathering. The Spirit of the Million Man March is still alive. And today, we inaugurate the Spirit of the Million Family March. Thank you Brothers and Sisters for gathering.Lift up our National Agenda. ... Three weeks from now, we`ve got a march on the polls. November the 7th. On November the 7th, that Tuesday, want a great turnout. Get out to vote. We are serving notice on all candidates. `Your policy must be Family-Friendly`."

---- Min Benjamin Muhammad, National Director, Million Family March

T H E H U M A N F A M I L Y

FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS OF THE HISTORIC MILLION FAMILY MARCH (Click here to hear an NPR clip of feedback of the MFM)

"There may be some people who may have doubts about their families, but they can go home with more energy and strength from the gathering."
---- Gertraud Mesbah of Manhattan, NY, native of Austria

"I didn`t go to the Million Man March. I wanted to see exactly what it was about. Anything that brings families together anyway is OK."
---- Army Sgt. Derrick Detria of Woodbridge, VA

"It`s not just for the Nation of Islam. It`s everybody--all walks of life, different ethnic backgrounds."
---- Pam Reaves, Baltmore, MD

"When we get home and put the pictures in a scrapbook, we will look back on a reunion of all the families in America. This is a way to look back on all we think is important."
---- Ayoka Dorsey, an African American history professor at the University of Delaware

" ...Every person, every religion can come together like streams and make pure water."
---- Venerable Udom Samana, Buddhist monk, native of Thailand

"I�m here for the cause. Definitely this is something -- rebuilding the family -- that should be at the forefront ofour agenda."
---- Darrick Carruth ofChicago, IL

"Imade sure I wasn`t going to miss this, even if I had to kick a skateboard there."
---- Charles Muhammad, Missouri

"It reminded us to recommit to our families and being here made us really understand the reasons why we came together to begin with and we plan to really rebuild on that."
---- Adina Gittens-Smith, Bladensburg, Maryland

"...There are Christians, Muslims, and even Native American families here. We have come here together as one family that represents the future."
---- Corey Pettigrew, Indianapolis, IN

"The march actually begins when you leave here."
---- Martin Robinson, Washington, DC

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EXCERPTS FROM VARIOUS SPEAKERS AT THE MILLION FAMILY MARCH:

" ... Today, as we lift up family, which is the logical progression from having, five years ago, lifted up under the spirit of God, men, that we now have come, bringing back our children, our wives, our families, our greater family, the human family, all religions, ethnic groups � coming together in a spirit of unity, and in a spirit of oneness."

---- Rev. Willie Wilson, Union Temple Baptist Church, Washington, DC

"A female I am. A woman, I grew to be. A Christian, I chose to be. And BLACK I must be. And with all them `be`s` going for me, I can be anything I`m big enough to be!"

---- Rev. Willie Barrows, Chair, Board of Directors, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition

"And so even though we may have shedded the physicalness of slavery, many of us still bear the psychological scars of slavery. If we`re to strengthen the family, we must remove those scars."

---- Marion Barry, Former Mayor of The District of Columbia

"We must not allow the diameter of our thinking to be limited to that prescribed by the media or the rulers of this society. We`ve got to steal our minds back.We mustbe vigilant and unwavering. We who havebeen powerless must take power. We must make our will manifest.

---- AyendeJean-Baptiste

"Black people are not apathetic. We are not sleeping this election. We know what`s at stake."

---- Melanie Campbell, Executive Director for the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, Inc.

(More info about this organization is at http://www.bigvote.org/)

"Today, I thank Minister Louis Farrakhan and all of you. Because today you continue to campaign for personal responsibility, owning up to our own, and becoming self-sufficient. We are challenged by the example [of] Minister Louis Farrakhan to make our people understand the relationship between the reality of Latin American and our communities here, as the Minister has done for the relationship of the Africa and to the African-American community."

---- Alderman Billy Ocasio, 26th Ward, Chicago, Illinois

" ... Nobody is going to speak for us if we do not speak for ourselves. And we have to speak up for the people we know we are. We have to help our children understand that they are not the descendants of slaves. But the descendants of African kings and queens and educators who were made slaves when they were brought to this country. And that we have a great history as a people. That we have the values in our family, respecting kinship. But we also respect other people of all races, of all creeds, and all colors. No matter what has happened to us, we are more forgiving as a people."

---- Dr. Dorothy Height, President, National Council of Negro Women

PLEASE SEE LINKS BELOW FOR MORE POST-MARCH INFO

The Million Family March

NATIONAL AGENDA 2000-2008

"THE NATIONAL AGENDA 2000-2008 of the Million FamilyMarch, is therefore the cumulative work-product of coalition-building, mutual clarification of issues, and commitment-bonding between Black, Hispanic, Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, Arab, and White Americans who seek to improve the quality of life of all families.

Reiterating The Million Man March and Day of Absence Mission Statement, we emphatically declare that we are `Conscious of the critical juncture of history in which we live and the challenges it poses for us`."

---Dr. Benjamin F. Muhammad,National Director, Million Family March

CLICK HERE to Read

The Million Family March NATIONAL AGENDA 2000-2008

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE NEWLYWEDS AND THOSE THAT RENEWED THEIR VOWS AT THE MILLION FAMILY MARCH!!

"Hundreds of married couples clasped handsand repeated their marriage vows in a `Blessing Ceremony` led by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan on the National Mall Monday."

CLICK HERE to SEE a short VIDEO of the Marriage Ceremony!

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Minister Louis Farrakhan RECAPS the March on the The Tom Joyner Morning Show (October 20, 2000) HEAR IT HERE!

Post MFM Press Conference

Minister Farrakhan speaks at The Salaam Restaurant, Chicago, IL,

October 23, 2000

HEAR and SEE it HERE!

The 5TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the
MILLION FAMILY MARCH
The 10th Year ANNIVERSARY of the HISTORIC MILLION MAN MARCH

THE MILLIONS MORE MOVEMENT!

Click the banner to SEE THE WEBCAST of the MMM RALLY held on
October 15, 2005 in Washington, DC

"Are you sure that you want a movement? Are you sure that you want to organize effectively to change your reality? If you are sure, then you should be ready for severe opposition. There is no idea worth anything that is not tested by opposition. Opposition is as necessary as the wind that blows and the sun that shines. In order to test the strength of the idea and the commitment of those who support the idea, we must be tested by opposition.
So when we go back home, we should know that our work has just begun."
---Minister Louis Farrakhan, October 15, 2005