May Heroes & Sheroes
This month, we will commemorate the birth of our historical leader, Malcolm X, who was also known as El Hajj El Malik Shabazz. He was born Malcolm Little in Omaha, Nebraska on May 19, 1925. His father was an organizer in the Marcus UNIA Movement. Malcolm became the national spokesman for the Nation of Islam. By 1965, through his fiery, charismatic speeches of truth, he built a mighty link between the Africans throughout the world. Malcolm founded the OAAU: Organization of Afro- American Unity. He was later assassinated on February 21,1965.
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” ~ Malcolm X
We will also celebrate the birthday of our present-day role model, Minister Louis Farrakhan who was born May 11, 1933. Leader of the Nation of Islam, in the effort to uphold unity among Black people, he has fostered cooperative relations among all religions of Africans. Minister Farrakhan was the co-organizer of the Million Man March, October 16, 1995, the Million Family March on October 16, 2000, and the Million More March on October 14-16, 2005.
“You must recognize that the way to get the good out of your brother and your sister is not to return evil for evil.” ~ Louis Farrakhan