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Millions More Movement
The Millions More Movement was launched by a broad coalition of African American leaders to mark the commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March. A mass march on Washington, DC, was held on October 15, 2005, to galvanize public support for the movement's goals. The march was open to men, women, and children and focused on creating lasting relationships between participating individuals, faith-based organizations, and community institutions. The movement only rallied a few thousand protesters and was seen as a disappointment. Issues and goals Ten key issues identified by the movement organizers are: :Unity, Spiritual Values, Education, Economic Development, Political Power, Reparations, Prison Industrial Complex, Health, Artistic/Cultural Development, Peace In ''An Open Letter on the Millions More Movement'', Louis Farrakhan stated in part, For the first time in our history, those of us of different ideologies, philosophies, methodologies, denominations, sects, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A million is 1,000,000. Millions or Million may refer to: Films * Millions (1936 film), ''Millions'' (1936 film), a British comedy film * Millions (1991 film), ''Millions'' (1991 film), an English-language Italian drama * Millions (2004 film), ''Millions'' (2004 film), a British comedy-drama * ''A Million'', a 2009 South Korean thriller Music Performers * Millions (band), an American noise rock band formed in 2006 * The Millions (band), an American alternative rock band, active 1989–1995 and from 2012 * Russ Millions, stage name of British rapper Shylo Milwood (born 1996) * Million Stylez, stage name of Swedish dancehall artist Kenshin Iryo (born 1981) Songs * Millions (Pusha T song), "Millions" (Pusha T song), by Pusha T * Millions (Winner song), "Millions" (Winner song), a song by South Korean band Winner * "Millions", a song by Gerard Way from the 2014 album ''Hesitant Alien'' * "Millions", a song by KSI from the 2020 album Dissimulation (KSI album), ''Dissimulation'' * "Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Steele Jr
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (James (< Latin ''-us'', see Spanish/ Portuguese ''Carlos''). According to Julius Pokorny, the historical linguist and Indo-European studies, Indo-Europeanist, the root meaning of Charles is "old man", from Proto-Indo-European language, Indo-European *wikt:Appendix:Proto-Indo-Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Sharpton
Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights and social justice activist, Baptists, Baptist minister, radio talk show host, and TV personality, who is also the founder of the National Action Network civil rights organization. In 2004, he was Al Sharpton 2004 presidential campaign, a candidate for the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nomination for the 2004 United States presidential election, U.S. presidential election. He hosts a weekday radio talk show, ''Keepin It Real with Al Sharpton, Keepin' It Real'', which is nationally syndicated by Urban One, and he is a political analyst and weekend host for MSNBC, hosting ''PoliticsNation''. Sharpton is known for making various controversial and incendiary comments over his career. He has been accused of making Antisemitism, antisemitic and racially insensitive remarks as well as inciting incidents of violence. In 1987 he was highly active in publicizing the Tawana Brawley rape allega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julianne Malveaux
Julianne Marie Malveaux (born September 22, 1953) is an American economist, author, social and political commentator, and businesswoman. After five years as the 15th president of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, she resigned on May 6, 2012. Education and career Raised Catholic, Malveaux entered Boston College after the 11th grade, and earned a BA and MA degrees in economics there in three years. She earned her PhD in economics from MIT in 1980. She also holds honorary degrees from Benedict College, Sojourner-Douglass College and the University of the District of Columbia. As a writer and syndicated columnist, her work has appeared regularly in ''USA Today'', ''Black Issues in Higher Education'', ''Ms.'' magazine, ''Essence'' magazine, and ''The Progressive''. Her weekly columns appear in numerous newspapers including the ''Los Angeles Times'', the ''Charlotte Observer'', the ''New Orleans Tribune'', the ''Detroit Free Press'', and the ''San Francisco Examiner''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cora Masters-Barry
Cora may refer to: Science * ''Cora'' (fungus), a genus of lichens * ''Cora'' (damselfly), a genus of damselflies * CorA metal ion transporter, a Mg2+ influx system People * Cora (name), a given name and surname * Cora E. (born 1968), German hip-hop artist * Sexy Cora or Carolin Ebert (1987–2011), German actress, model, singer Places United States * Cora, Illinois * Cora, Kansas * Cora, Missouri * Cora, West Virginia * Cora, Washington * Cora, Wyoming Other places * Cora (Ancient Latin town), an ancient town in Latium (Italy) * Cori, Lazio, Italy Other uses * 504 Cora, a metallic asteroid from the middle region of the asteroid belt * Cora (hypermarket), a retail group of hypermarkets in Europe * Cora (instrument), an alternative spelling of the West African musical instrument Kora * ''Cora'' (opera), a 1791 opera by Étienne Méhul, libretto by Valadier * Cora (restaurant), a Canadian chain of casual restaurants * Cora (rocket), a French rocket * ''Cora'' (1812 sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion Barry
Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, Barry had served three tenures on the Council of the District of Columbia, representing as an at-large member from 1975 to 1979, in Neighborhoods in Washington, D.C.#Ward 8, Ward 8 from 1993 to 1995, and again from 2005 to 2014. In the 1960s, he was involved in the civil rights movement, first as a member of the Nashville Student Movement and then serving as the first chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Barry came to national prominence as mayor of the national capital, the first prominent civil rights activist to become chief executive of a major American city. He gave the presidential nomination speech for Jesse Jackson at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. His celebrity was transformed into international ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Urban League
The National Urban League (NUL), formerly known as the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes, is a nonpartisan historic civil rights organization based in New York City that advocates on behalf of economic and social justice for African Americans and against racial discrimination in the United States. It is the oldest and largest community-based organization of its kind in the nation. Its current president is Marc Morial. History The Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negroes was founded in New York City on September 29, 1910, by Ruth Standish Baldwin and Dr. George Edmund Haynes, among others. It merged with the Committee for the Improvement of Industrial Conditions Among Negroes in New York (founded in New York in 1906) and the National League for the Protection of Colored Women (founded in 1905), and was renamed the National League on Urban Conditions Among Negroes. Haynes served as the organization's first Executive Director. In 1918, Eugene K. Jones ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Morial
Marc Haydel Morial (born January 3, 1958) is an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Morial served as Mayor of New Orleans from 1994 to 2002 as the city's youngest Mayor, President of the United States Conference of Mayors in 2001, and as a Louisiana State Senator from 1992 to 1994. Morial was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania in 1980 and receiving his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1983, he began his career as a lawyer in New Orleans and in 1985 he established a private law practice there. In 2021, Harvard University published a case study, profiling Morial, calledEmbracing the Uphill Struggle: Marc Morial’s Quest for Corporate Diversity. Biography Early life and education Marc Morial was born to Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial and Sybil (Haydel) Morial, an elementary school teacher, Xavier University of New Orleans dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Hebrews
Black Hebrew Israelites (also called Hebrew Israelites, Black Hebrews, Black Israelites, and African Hebrew Israelites) are a new religious movement claiming that African Americans are descendants of the ancient Israelites. Some sub-groups believe that Native and Latin Americans are descendants of the Israelites as well. Black Hebrew Israelite teachings combine elements from a wide range of sources, incorporating their own interpretations of Christianity and Judaism, and other influences such as Freemasonry and New Thought. Many choose to identify as Hebrew Israelites or Black Hebrews rather than Jews. Black Hebrew Israelism is a non-homogenous movement composed of numerous groups with varying beliefs and practices. Black Hebrew Israelites are not associated with the mainstream Jewish community, and they do not meet the criteria that are used to identify people as Jewish by the Jewish community. They are also outside the fold of mainstream Christianity. The Black Hebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millions Women Movement
A million is 1,000,000. Millions or Million may refer to: Films * ''Millions'' (1936 film), a British comedy film * ''Millions'' (1991 film), an English-language Italian drama * ''Millions'' (2004 film), a British comedy-drama * ''A Million'', a 2009 South Korean thriller Music Performers * Millions (band), an American noise rock band formed in 2006 * The Millions (band), an American alternative rock band, active 1989–1995 and from 2012 * Russ Millions, stage name of British rapper Shylo Milwood (born 1996) * Million Stylez, stage name of Swedish dancehall artist Kenshin Iryo (born 1981) Songs * "Millions" (Pusha T song), by Pusha T * "Millions" (Winner song), a song by South Korean band Winner * "Millions", a song by Gerard Way from the 2014 album ''Hesitant Alien'' * "Millions", a song by KSI from the 2020 album ''Dissimulation'' * "Millions", a song by STRFKR from the 2011 album '' Reptilians'' * "Millions", a song by XTC from their 1979 album ''Drums and Wires'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phile Chionesu
Phile or Philes may refer to: * -phile, a suffix in the English language, derived from the Greek ''philia'' * Phile (politician), a magistrate in Ancient Greece *Phile, a misspelling of computer file, seen in BBS hacker culture * Alexios Philes, Byzantine general * Manuel Philes Manuel Philes (; –1345) was a Byzantine poet from Ephesus. He was "the most prolific author of the late Byzantine period". Biography At an early age, he moved to Constantinople, where he was the pupil of George Pachymeres, in whose honour he c ..., Byzantine poet * Theodore Philes, Byzantine governor {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
