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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. He serves as national co-chair for the political organization No Labels. [1]
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.
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]
The Million Family March was a rally in Washington D.C. to celebrate family unity and racial and religious harmony; as well as to address other issues, including abortion, capital punishment, health care, education, welfare and Social Security reform, substance abuse prevention, and overhaul of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. [1]
People who are or who have been members or followers of the religious and Black separatist group, Nation of Islam. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.
The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a black nationalist religious group founded in the United States by Wallace Fard Muhammad in 1930. While it identifies itself as promoting a form of Islam, its beliefs differ considerably from mainstream Islamic traditions. Scholars of religion characterize it as a new religious movement. It operates as a ...
Dr. Benjamin Chavis Muhammad, Hip Hop Summit Action Network; Rev. Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, Skinner Leadership Institute; Dr. Dorothy Height, National Council of Negro Women; Dr. Conrad Worrill, National Black United Front; Attorney Malik Zulu Shabazz, New Black Panther Party; Charles Steele, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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