20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else

Event participants

20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else, sometimes abridged as Justice or Else or stylized as Justice or Else!, was a rally that occurred October 10, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Louis Farrakhan announced his "Justice or Else" event to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the October 16, 1995 Million Man March.^[1][2][3]

Reaction

The New York Times published an opinion piece by Charles M. Blow, who found it difficult to "separate the march from the messenger", and criticized Minister Farrakhan's speech, calling it homophobic and patriarchal.^[4] In an opinion piece for The Washington Post, Janell Ross called Farrakhan's speech "striking", a "stemwinder", and the "apex" of the event.^[5]

References

1. "20th Anniversary of the Million Man March". Retrieved August 27, 2015.
2. "20th Anniversary of Million Man March Calls for Policing Reform". CBS. October 10, 2015.
3. Ernst, Douglas (June 25, 2015). "Louis Farrakhan calls for American flag to come down". The Washington Times. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
4. Blow, Charles (11 October 2015). "Million Man March, 20 Years On". New York Times. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
5. Ross, Janell (11 October 2015). "Louis Farrakhan’s striking two-hour stemwinder at the Million Man March anniversary". The Washington Post. Retrieved 4 November 2015.

External links

• C-SPAN coverage of the event, October 10, 2015, 5 hour, 43 minutes