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Russell Simmons, Larry Hamm and Julianne Malveaux on the
Millions More Movement
Professor Preacher Michael Eric Dyson on the State of the
Country: "Some of Us are In First Class, But The Plane
Is In Trouble"
Russell Simmons, Larry Hamm and Julianne Malveaux
on the Millions More Movement
Ten years after the Million Man march, the Millions More
Movement is heading to Washington DC. This time around the
event is open to women and is supported by a broad coalition
of groups. We speak with grassroots organizer Larry Hamm,
economist Julianne Malveaux and Russell Simmons, founder of
Hip Hop label Def Jam records. [includes rush
transcript]
This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the Million Man
March, which was first conceived by Louis Farrakhan in 1995.
That historic march brought hundreds of thousands of African-American
men to Washington D.C and this weekend, The Millions More
Movement will commemorate the occasion. This time around the
event is open to women and is supported by a broad coalition
of groups. The main event takes place at the National Mall
on Saturday and will bring together social justice advocates,
members of congress, hip hop artists, media pundits, academics
and business leaders.
The goal of the Millions More Movement is to mobilize people
to change policies that keep many African-Americans in poverty.
And the event has been shaping up as a forum for black America
to respond to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The day
will begin at dawn with a public memorial service for those
who died in the disaster.
- Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam and organizer
of the first Million Man March.
Filmmaker Spike Lee has also expressed his support for Saturday's
march. His 1996 film Get On the Bus chronicled a group of
men traveling from Los Angeles to Washington to attend the
Million Man March.
We host a roundtable discussion on the Millions More Movement.
- Julianne Malveaux, economist, author and commentator.
Professor Preacher Michael Eric Dyson on the State
of the Country: "Some of Us are In First Class, But The
Plane Is In Trouble"
We play an address by professor and preacher Michael Eric
Dyson speaking at the first annual Unvarnished Truth Awards
in Washington D.C. Dyson says, "If you're in the plane,
being in first class ain't going to stop you from going down
with the rest of us. When there is turbulence, there is turbulence
everywhere. Everybody be shaking. If that plane goes down,
you might die first in first class. Yes, some of us are in
first class, but the plane is in trouble."
One of the expected speakers at the Millions More Movement
event tomorrow in Washington DC is Michael Eric Dyson. He
is a professor, author, cultural critic and a Baptist minister.
His latest book is titled, "Is Bill Cosby Right?"
Professor Dyson spoke a few weeks ago at the first annual
Unvarnished Truth Awards in Washington D.C. The awards were
organized by Pacifica and were held the same weekend as thousands
came to D.C for the massive anti-war march.
- Michael Eric Dyson, professor and preacher. His latest
book is titled "Is Bill Cosby Right?: Or Has the Black
Middle Class Lost its Mind?"
For a copy of today’s program, call 1 (800) 881 2359.
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Democracy Now! is produced by Mike Burke, Sharif Abdel Kouddous,
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Mike Di Filippo is our engineer.
Thanks also to Uri Galed, Angela Alston, Orlando Richards,
Simba Russeau, Johnny Sender, Rich Kim, Joe Murgio, John Randolph,
Chris Zucker, Karen Ranucci, Denis Moynihan, Eric Rweyemamu,
Jenny Filipazzo and Isis Phillips.
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