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Millions More Movement Farakahan Galvanizes Support for New Orleans Lighting The Road To Freedom Data Zone “Don’t Get It Twisted.” Rosa Parks Remembered “The People’s Paper” Page 10 Page 14 October 22, 2005 39th Year Volume 34 The Spirit of New Orleans Millions More Movement Farakahan galvanizes support for New Orleans Page 2 Photo: Stanley Rogouski-dc.indymedia.org NEWSMAKER TRAILBLAZERS Governor Blanco Appoints Board of Directors to Oversee Recovery Unsung Heroes of the Katrina Catastrophe Page 13 Page 4 Page October 22, 005 New Orleans Data News Weekly INSIDE DATA COVER STORY Table of Contents Millions More Movement Cover Story Millions More Movement Expected to Page & 3 Newsmaker Galvanize Blacks by Hazel Trice Edney Page 4 NNPA Washington Correspondent State & Local News Page 6 Data Zone Don’t Get it Twisted Page 8 Photo: Stanley Rogouski-dc.indymedia.org The Love Dr. WASHINGTON(NNPA) – they live and where they work and healthy living; artistic and cultural where they raise their children and development; anti-war and peace in An issues agenda that will embrace their families, that they will Black neighborhoods, Edelin says. transform into a movement and Page 10 take these issues and begin to act on impact change in the Black “No one has prioritized them these, that there will be a discussion community over the coming years individually. Among all the issues of the situation and a discussion of is what organizers of the Millions that we have prioritized, we have the problems.” Opinions More Movement are claiming was prioritized these,” says Edelin. George Curry accomplished at the 10th Anniversary Organizers say although they do “These are, in our view, the critical of the Million Man March. not have official numbers, the crowd levers for the advancement of our was estimated at least 800,000 to a group in the 1st Century.” “Saturday was just the beginning, million people in attendance. Page 11 that this will not just be a feel-good While the 1995 “Day of Atonement” march, that in fact, the plan – I’d like Issues that were espoused during march was mainly for Black men, the to call it a mobilization plan – around Saturday’s rally are unity among anniversary march was designed to TrailBlazers these issues was articulated and African-Americans and other draw a racially diverse and ecumenical respected,” says Ramona Edelin, people of color; spiritual and ethical crowd of men, women and children, Local Unsung Heroes co-chair of the issues agenda for the grounding; family strengthening; says Vernon Hawkins, director of Oct. 15 march on the Washington education; economic development; field operations and logistics for the Mall. “And that folks, when they left housing; political power; reparations; march which was held on the west Page 13 the march, will go back to where criminal justice; health care and side of the U. S. Capitol. Continued on next page. Legacy Terry B. Jones Zenitha Prince Editorial & Business Office Rosa Parks CEO/Publisher Cheryl Mainor DATA Hazel Edney 170 Northside Drive Remembered Jawna Williams Suite 507 NEWS WEEKLY Business Manager, NNPA Newswire Atlanta, GA 30313 Advertising Director Mailing Address: Please call (404) 223-5958 PO Box 51933 Contributing Photographers Page 14 Renetta Perry Terry Jones for subscription information. New Orleans, LA 70151 Editor-in-Chief Dated material two weeks in Cover Story Photos (504) 822-4433 Creative Commons advance. Not responsible Fax (504) 821-0320 Contributors for publishing or return of [email protected] Karen Arcenaux Production & Art Direction unsolicited manuscripts Edward Buggage Paul Mainor for MainorMedia or photos. New Orleans Data News Weekly October 22, 005 Page 3 “We were planning to “Although many wonderful ‘’The Millions More the threshold of the realization be responsible for this. But accommodate the same things have happened as a Movement has challenged all of our potential unity and all of the co-convenors, all number that we had in 1995,” result of the march, 10 years of us to rise above the things the potential power that our of the representatives of the says Hawkins. “We’re talking later, the masses of our people that have kept us divided in unity can unleash to bring national organizations and the about getting rid of the apathy are slipping further behind,” about a positive change today the past by focusing us on national bodies should take that’s been in our communities says the statement. “We because of the Millions More the agenda of the Millions responsibility for what they do and recognizing the power have a larger middle class, More Movement to see how Movement.’’ that’s within.” many more millionaires and best…There will be solutions all of us, with all of our varied At the end of the day, it will a few billionaires, however, proffered and action steps to Pre-march activities in differences can come together be left up to communities, the overall condition of our be taken and then we would D. C. were held all day on and direct our energy, not at organizations and leaders people is worse. We have more like to develop a critical mass Friday, some with overlapping each other, but at the condition to make a plan to take the entrepreneurs, more college of our people throughout the times. They included a of the reality of the suffering of unity agenda and run with it, graduates, more persons country, acting on an agenda dialogue on spiritual unity our people,” says Farrakhan in organizers say. holding political office, at the Metropolitan Baptist a statement. together, moving toward some Church; a summit on family more Black mayors, city “There is not at this time, a agreed upon goal together in councilors, aldermen, state ‘’Unity, love of self and love strengthening at the Howard centralized structure for doing all of these areas.” representatives, city managers, for one another have always that,” says Edelin. “No one University College of Medicine; RU101905AA_6_375x10 10/14/05 12:35 PM Page 1 A community dialogue on more corporate executives, been my desire. We stand on organization can or should unity at New Bethel Baptist yet the masses have not been Church; a conference on empowered or improved.” Black unity at the Scripture This year’s program was Cathedral Church; and a also gender-balanced, Hawkins forum on achievement gaps at says. Among women speakers the Kellogg Center at Galludet were poet Maya Angelou, and University. civil rights veteran Dorothy March activities began Height, president emeritus in the wee hours of Oct. 15, of the National Council of starting with a 5:30 A.M. Negro Women. Each issue opening prayer and gospel was addressed by a male and a music; and a libation to honor female speaker, says Hawkins. the contribution of ancestors; The first half of the program the 9 A.M. opening of the unity will be moderated by TV and program began with Melba radio talk personality Tavis Moore singing “Lift Every Smiley. 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