but an event calling for all Black folks to organize together would have been more powerful and sustainable. The rejection of patriarchy and heterosexism back in 1995 would've led to real unity and pushed our freedom struggle further along. I'm not sure why that's so difficult for you to understand.

We needed more than just a symbol back in 1995, and even more so today. I don't care about your feelings or memories. I care about organizing our people towards real freedom, rather than constantly recalling some moment from history when we "felt" unified.

You said the MWM was an awesome experience. I bet it wouldn't
>have been as awesome if men tried to get up in the mix or if
>gay men write articles about being excluded and failing to
>include them in the planning and execution
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>The MMM was for men... sorry if it hurt your feelings but it
>wasn't about yall. It's like a guys night out and that one
>dudes wife insisting on going because guys just can't do shit
>by themselves.
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>I'm not even a farrakhan supporter and there were a lot of Men
>AND women AND gays there who weren't NOI supporters...
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>not sure why people are in here arguing about what the March
>didn't do. The March was a symbol and some of us went home and
>made things happen in our communities and some didn't do a
>damn thing.
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>..and that happens with all movements. BLM is popular now but
>10 years from now someone will write an article asking what
>impact BLM had long term and the cycle will continue.
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>yall can try all day long but you can't take away what we
>experienced in DC 20 years ago.
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