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Honorable Min. Lewis Farrakhan Comes to Tuskegee This Weekend
The Nation of Islam's Holy Day of Atonement is set to commemorate the 18th Anniversary of the Million Man March.
The Nation of Islam (NOI) chose Tuskegee as its place for the commemoration to mirror the self-help ideology of Dr. Booker T. Washington, the famed leader of Tuskegee Institute and founder of the National Negro Business League.
The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan will deliver his keynote address at the famed Tuskegee Square at 2 p.m. His lecture includes elements from NOI founder Elijah Muhammad's Economic Blueprint to End Poverty and Want, ideas founded on the principles of Booker T. Washington and the history of Tuskegee.
For more detailed information, see the Nation of Islam's website at http://www.noi.org/holy-day-of-atonement/
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18th Anniversary Event Features Student Conference
As part of the commemoration events, the NOI, student leaders and organizations from across the country will convene a national conference of students from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
The event organizers “are calling on all students who desire to construct a new world, solve the problems of our time and secure a future for yet unborn generations.”
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Black Farmers Conference Also Part of 18th Anniversary Commemoration
"The Future of Farming & Food In America" is sponsored by Independent Black Farmers and the Ministry of Agriculture of the Nation of Islam.
The conference will discuss the plight of Black farmers across the country. Part of the discussion will include educating students about America's food and farming system. With the average age of Black farmers being over age 60, black agriculturalists address the need for producing the next generation of farmers, agricultural scientists, manufacturers and store and restaurant owners so that African Americans can be part of that economic system.
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Tuskegee Mayor Johnny Ford Welcomes Nation of Islam to Discussion of Forward Agenda
The Mayor of Tuskegee, Johnny Ford, is opening the city's doors for the weekend event, calling it an opportunity to reconnect the March's message of empowerment and responsibility to the continuing freedom struggle.
"I see this important meeting this weekend as another step in our journey for justice, jobs and equality in America," he says, as a continuation of the process that started at the height of the modern American Civil Rights Movement 50 years ago.
"So we're just delighted that the Minister and the Nation are coming here, and I welcome them with open arms."
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