Millions More Movement
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The Millions More Movement was launched by a broad coalition of Black leaders to mark the commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the historic Million Man March. Plans called for a mass march on Washington, D.C. on October 15, 2005 to galvanize public support for the movement's goals.
Leaders/Co-Convenors
Among the leaders and co-convenors of the Millions More Movement are:
- The Congressional Black Caucus
- Coretta Scott King
- Minister Louis Farrakhan - Nation of Islam leader
- Rev. Jesse Jackson - Civil Rights Leader
- Rev. Willie F. Wilson - Baptist minister, Washington, D.C.
- Rev. Al Sharpton - Civil Rights Leader
- Maya Angelou, Poet, historian, civil-rights activist
- Maulana Karenga, founder of Kwanzaa
- Dr. Julianne Malveaux - Economist, author
- Bishop Vashti McKenzie, first Female Bishop in A.M.E. Church
- Russell Simmons - Hip-Hop mogul, activist
- Erykah Badu, Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter/Recording Artist
- Kanye West, Grammy Award-Winning Songwriter/Recording Artist
- Dr. Dorothy Height - Social activist, National Council of Negro Women
- Dr. Conrad Worrill - Activist
- Anthony Williams, current Mayor Of Washington D.C.
- Benjamin Chavis Muhammad, Hip Hop Action Network
Issues/Goals
Ten key issues identified by movement organizers are:
- Unity, Spiritual Values, Education, Economic Development, Political Power, Reparations, Prison Industrial Complex, Health, Artistic/ Cultural Development, Peace MillionsMoreMovement.com, 2005
Abbreviated Calendar of Events
- Friday, October 14 - National Day of Absence
- Saturday, October 15 - Official start of events at 10AM, some pre-event activities as early as 6AM
- Sunday, October 16 - Mass Unity Interfaith, Interdenominational Service Sunday evening
See also
External link
- Millions More Movement website
- St. Louis Local Organizing Committee
- Greater Kansas City Chapter Local Organizing Committee
- Washington D.C. Local Organizing Committee
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