20th Anniversary of the Million Man March, Emir Price 9th

On September 9th, 2015, thousands of people of color gathered in our nation's capital to commemorate the pivotal time that was the American Civil Rights movement, specifically the 20th anniversary of the million man march. And like the last time, the people protesting demand change and social justice that seems to go to people of the fairer tone more often than not. The message back  then that Louis Farrakhan and all the revolutionaries showing up had clear intentions to send was ending segregation, anti-black voting regulation, and police brutality. Sadly, after how far and long we've hiked to see that mountaintop Dr. King was speaking of, only one of those issues is off the table.

A nice difference from the last march, is that it's more inclusive of different repressed groups as well as women. As a force for change it was, the Nation of Islam wasn't the most feminist or inclusive of all ethnicities and sent primarily black men to the march. Now with the inclusion of Native Americans, our usually silenced original Americans get a chance to speak on issues that need serious consideration, like renaming Columbus Day to something a little less commemorative to a genocidal maniac.

I have to say, I really am proud of how my people have come through. All my people that preach solidarity of the oppressed races and genders have come through in a way that almost brings me to tears. If I could, I'd be up in Washington marching too. It's beautiful that this is happening, yet at the same time it's sort of a bittersweet feeling. Knowing that the first time we said we wanted change wasn't enough and still flagrant injustice occurs with sometimes no opposition fills me with some dread that we are fighting an almost unwinnable war sometimes. The most I, and many others can do from here is just pray something different happens and pray nobody gets hurt.

SOURCE: http://www.democracynow.org/2015/10/12/from_million_man_march_to_columbus