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I’ve never purported to be any sort of leader for black America. The current crop of “leadership” is rife with crackpots like Farrakhan (who also happens to be an anti-semite), and hustlers and shakedown artists like Sharpton/Jackson. Sharpton never saw a camera he didn’t like. He regularly inserts race into issues they have no place being, and he is strongly in the “blame whitey first” camp even when it has no actual ground to stand on. Yeah, he was lively in the Democratic debates, but it was also disgusting to have him up there. Jackson was once a shining star...

Ironically, his supporters always call him "the honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan," though he is anything but honorable. Farrakhan was back, with a "Millions More" march on Washington to commemorate the so-called Million Man March of a decade ago.

MILLION MOAN MARCH: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE SPEAKERS By Michelle Malkin October 15, 2005 12:21 PM ***135pm EDT update...Al Sharpton calls President Bush "evil...James Crow Jr., Esquire...broken levees are weapons of mass destruction...Our people are dying in Iraq and being drowned in New Orleans...We'll be in Baton Rouge on the 29th...this is the beginning of the regeneration of the movement for our people..."*** If you tune into C-SPAN right now, you will hear a lot of angry bloviating and blaming. The 10th anniversary of the Million M[o]an March is here and Farrakhan's fulminators have seized the day in D.C....

The Anti-Defamation League strongly condemned Saturday's Millions More March organized by Nation of Islam chief Louis Farrakhan, calling the event a "sideshow of racists." A roster of speakers distributed by the organizers of the Millions More Movement to publicize a kick-off event includes several "noted racists and anti-Semites on the extremist fringe," the ADL said, complaining that the event was "tainted with bigotry." "All along, Louis Farrakhan and his minions have suggested that this march will be different, that it will embrace diversity in a show of solidarity and strength," said Abraham Foxman, ADL National Director. "Now we see what...

This time, a decade later, the people came not just to make a statement, but to look for a little inspiration and guidance. Aquil Malik brought a handful of teenagers from Newark, N.J., where he is trying to keep them from descending into the life of violence that landed him in prison for robbery and murder. "I came here to see what other groups are doing," said Malik, a car salesman who finished serving his term right after the Million Man March in 1995. "I need to take something back home." snip "We charge America with criminal neglect," said Farrakhan,...

On the eve of the Million Man March 10th anniversary, activist and radio personality Joe Madison joins a forum on the image of Blacks in American media. Black writers and media professionals discuss media coverage of race during Hurricane Katrina. The event takes place at the Howard Univ. School of Law, in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Railing against the delayed relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Saturday that the federal government should be charged with "criminal neglect of the people of New Orleans." "For five days, the government did not act. Lives were lost," Farrakhan said at the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March. "We charge America with criminal neglect." A crowd of thousands cheered as dozens of prominent speakers - academics, activists, artists and media pundits - spoke, recited poetry and sang songs in the 12-hour program on the National Mall. Most of Louis...

Bakewell added: "Of course we think today about Katrina. If New Orleans doesn't do right by black people there, we must paralyze that city. We have to do honor to people who built that city."

RUSH: We got great audio sound bites from Calypso Louie coming up. Calypso Louie's -- what is this thing being called tomorrow? The Million More March. You know, tomorrow is a fascinating day, ladies and gentlemen. Tomorrow is showdown Saturday. This is Open Line Friday. Tomorrow is a Saturday that will test aspirations. It will test hopes and dreams. Will they reject the past and look to building a better future? If you think I'm talking about the referendum in Iraq, you're only partially correct. I am talking about that. They're going to be voting on the constitution there tomorrow....

Residents to march for black issues in D.C. By Corey G. Johnson, The Daily Reflector Saturday, October 15, 2005 About 150 Greenville residents loaded buses at C.M. Eppes recreation center Friday night to participate in today's Millions More Movement in Washington, D.C. Inspired by the Rev. Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam, today's event on Capitol Hil is expected to include appearances by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Rev. Al Sharpton and representatives from the NAACP, SCLC, the National Council for Negro Women and numerous other leaders in the areas of religion education and entertainment. Billed as commemoration of...

C-Span is televising the Million Man March or "Millions More Movement" right now, and I saw on another board that Louis Farrakhan will be speaking soon. Considering his UFO and levee stuff, it could be entertaining in a sick way so I wanted to post this in case anyone wants to watch it.

Here we go......

Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005 11:50 p.m. EDT Bill Clinton Endorsed Farrakhan March When Nation of Islam chief Louis Farrakhan brings his Millions More Movement to Washington, D.C. this weekend, he's likely to elaborate on recent claims that New Orleans' levees were bombed during Hurricane Katrina, and reiterate his complaint that the Red Cross is "too white." The question is, will he still have ex-President Bill Clinton's blessing when he does? In May, before Katrina sent Farrakhan into conspiracy overdrive, Clinton endorsed the Millions More March, telling New York City's Amsterdam News, "I think this is a very positive idea." Speaking...

WASHINGTON - Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan says he wants this weekend's gathering on the National Mall to be the start of a long-range movement to empower minorities, not just a one-day event. Dubbed the Millions More Movement, Saturday's event marks the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March. "We're tired of begging others to do for us what we have the capacity to pool our resources — intellectually and financially — to do for ourselves," Farrakhan said Thursday at the National Press Club. "We will make demands from our government, but we know those demands will fall on...

'Millions More' Not Adding Up To the Original Celebration Begins Tomorrow By Robert E. Pierre and Hamil R. Harris Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, October 13, 2005; B01 Ask black men who attended the Million Man March in 1995 about the experience, and a typical response is a smile and a gaze into a faraway place followed by wistful remembrances of the "brothers" they met and the lift in spirits they felt for weeks and months after it was over. Keith Brockington missed the inspiring pep rallies in advance of the march, the caravan of buses from all over the...

The Brady Campaign is trying to scare the wits out of tourists planning a visit to Florida. This courtesy of the Scotsman.com: "IT IS Britain's most popular transatlantic holiday destination, attracting more than 1.5 million visitors a year with its sun-drenched beaches, theme parks and wildlife. But Florida's £30 billion tourism industry is under threat from a campaign launched by a gun-control group which warns visitors they could be killed. A series of alarming adverts, to be placed in British newspapers, warns potential tourists about a new law allowing gun owners to shoot anyone they believe threatens their safety."

Gun control advocates want to stop Michigan legislators from passing a law allowing people to use deadly force to defend themselves without fear of prosecution.The bills were introduced this month in Michigan. The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence and the Million Mom March are calling lawmakers in an attempt to keep the bills from getting out of the House Judiciary Committee. The battle in Michigan over the so-called deadly force legislation is an important one for both sides. It could open the doors to similar laws across the country, a top priority for the National Rifle Association, or stop...

WEST MILFORD - A leader of the Million Mom March is coming to town Thursday to speak to parents about the consequences of keeping a gun at home.Joyce Sooy, joyces3@excelonline.com  president of the Bergen/Passaic chapter of the Million Mom March, will speak on the topic, "Can We Prevent Gun Violence?" at 7:30 p.m. Our Lady Queen of Peace R.C. Church on Union Valley Road.Sooy led a bus caravan from Bergen County on Mother's Day in 2000 to attend the Million Mom March in Washington, D.C. Thousands of mothers around the nation gathered to call on lawmakers to enact stricter gun...

The GOP candidate had an NRA official standing by at his "Sportsmen for Kilgore" announcement. Jerry Kilgore fired no weapons on Tuesday while promoting himself as a champion of gun owners' rights. Instead, the unarmed Republican nominee for governor surrounded himself with GOP lawmakers and a National Rifle Association official to announce the formation of a "Sportsmen for Kilgore" committee that will handle that task for him. "Protecting the Second Amendment is not just some issue I stumbled upon in an election year," Kilgore, a Scott County native, told a small crowd of supporters at Box Tree Lodge in Vinton....

Farrakhan says march commemoration to be inclusive Monday August 29, 2005 NEW YORK (AP) Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan said Monday that the upcoming 10th anniversary commemoration of the Million Man March will include a broad spectrum of black organizations from mainstream civil rights groups to black nationalists and ``street organizations.'' ``For the first time in our history, every spectrum of black thought is in the same room on the same page with a cause bigger than our persons, bigger than our organizations, and the cause is to ease the suffering of the masses of our people,'' said Farrakhan,...