10-12-2015, 12:30 PM
Well, there are bound to be some extremists in a crowd of tens of thousands, pappy. No doubt.
But the events of the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March "Justice or Else" rally were photographed and covered in global media, national media, local media, social media...
And, it was acknowledged by many of the speakers from the black community that progress has been made over the last two decades, though more progress needs to be made.
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Snip:
Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis, who attended the first march, noted that in the crowd 20 years ago was an Illinois state senator who went on to become President, "so we've made some progress," he told the crowd.
"But you and I know we've got a lot more progress to make," he said. "There's too much injustice, too much inequality, too much mass incarceration ... too (many) situations in our community that need addressing, and that's why we're here today."
U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, who also was present in 1995, said the rally was a testament to struggles and progress, past and present.
"We will march on so over-aggressive law enforcement procedures will not be the order of the day. We will march on until every child has access to high-quality education. We will march so that every citizen will know that they can get health care," Davis said.
Story: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/10/us/million-man-march/
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^ All of which are topics being addressed by the Obama Administration now, and most of which are part of the platforms of the top 2016 Presidential candidates from one or both parties.
But the events of the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March "Justice or Else" rally were photographed and covered in global media, national media, local media, social media...
And, it was acknowledged by many of the speakers from the black community that progress has been made over the last two decades, though more progress needs to be made.
Snip:
Civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis, who attended the first march, noted that in the crowd 20 years ago was an Illinois state senator who went on to become President, "so we've made some progress," he told the crowd.
"But you and I know we've got a lot more progress to make," he said. "There's too much injustice, too much inequality, too much mass incarceration ... too (many) situations in our community that need addressing, and that's why we're here today."
U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Illinois, who also was present in 1995, said the rally was a testament to struggles and progress, past and present.
"We will march on so over-aggressive law enforcement procedures will not be the order of the day. We will march on until every child has access to high-quality education. We will march so that every citizen will know that they can get health care," Davis said.
Story: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/10/us/million-man-march/
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^ All of which are topics being addressed by the Obama Administration now, and most of which are part of the platforms of the top 2016 Presidential candidates from one or both parties.