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Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. (born January 22, 1948, in Oxford, North Carolina) is an African-American activist, author, journalist, and the current president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association.
The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a new religious movement, [2] a black nationalist religion, [3] and an African-American religion. [4] As well as being characterised as an "ethno-religious movement", [5] it has been labelled a social movement. [6]
Members of the Nation of Islam at the march. In addition to their goal of fostering a spirit of support and self-sufficiency within the black community, organizers of the Million Man March sought to use the event as a publicity campaign aimed at combating the negative racial stereotypes in the American media and in popular culture.
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George Washington Chavis (c. 1817 – after 1880), American free man of color who served in the Mississippi Legislature; John Chavis (c. 1763 –1838), American educator and minister; John Chavis (American football) (born 1956), American football coach; Kory Chavis (fl. 2005–2008), American wrestler also known by the ring name Rainman
Ben Chavis may refer to: Ben Chavis (educator) , American educator and controversial education reform advocate Benjamin Chavis (born 1948), African-American civil rights activist
The violence resulted in two deaths, six injuries, and more than $500,000 (equivalent to $3.8 million in 2023) in property damage. [2] Chavis and nine others, eight young black men who were high school students, and an older, white, female anti-poverty worker, were arrested on charges of arson related to the grocery fire.
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