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Nation of Islam welcomed home to Jamaica as final planning for Oct. 19 gathering in Caribbean underway
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Leaders and officials who met with a Nation of Islam delegation embraced the movement, its mission and its leader during a visit to this Caribbean nation to officially announce the Oct. 19 commemoration of the 2014 anniversary of the Million Man March in this capital city. Led by Ishmael Muhammad, the Student National Assistant to the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, the group met with the Opposition Leader, the mayor of Kingston and her staff and with the president of a theological college and others as part of preparations for the 19th anniversary of the historic gathering that drew two million men to Washington, D.C. as part of a movement for atonement, reconciliation and responsibility, which will be the themes for the gathering in Jamaica.
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Jamaica needs more visiting AA scientist and technological types than they need preacher politicians.
Posts: 6546 | From: japan | Registered: Feb 2009
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The Nation Of Islam is one of the rare African American institutes that is fully self contained.
The nation houses not only scientists and technologists, but doctors, lawyers, teachers, bankers, businessmen, electrician, plumbers, nurses, Farmers, builders, and even a few mainstream politicians.
Perhaps you forget that when AIDS first broke out it was the Nation Of Islam and their scientists and doctors who worked diligently (with no help or even acknowledgement from African-American "Christian organizations) to develop the interferon vaccine.
One doesn't become involved in such activity without possessing the required knowledge, expertise, Research & Development apparatus, and methods needed to succeed.
What did the Black Doctors association, the Black Lawyers Association or the National Association Of Black Engineers do in response to the AIDS outbreak in black America? Nothing.
As you may have noticed, The Nation Of Islam's newspaper, The Final Call has been in press for over 60 years. The paper is self written, self published, self printed, and self distributed. Also, the Nation of Islam website has been on-line for over 20 years and is self maintained, self hosted, and self funded.
In many respects, The Nation Of Islam is more self sufficient than many African or Caribbean nations.
The most key attribute the Nation Of Islam offers is an example of how to take personal responsibility and do for yourself.
Barely in mind that you don't have to embrace Islam to play an active role, What can YOU add to this Global Heterogeneous African American organization?
Posts: 4693 | From: Saturn | Registered: Apr 2012
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