The October Farrakhan led "Justice or else" march on Washington

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49. Mixed feelings.

We'll have to see how it plays out. Nation Of Islam is generally considered a hate group that advocates violence. Not a good choice to take the lead on BLM issue, if concrete progress is the intent.
On the other hand, NOI was one of the groups sponsoring the Million Man March on Washington about 20 years ago... it was peaceful, and the only controversy was arguments with media over crowd size. BFD.
If the planned demonstration is conducted like MMM, it will have a positive effect. Washington is who and where they need to be heard. If the demonstration devolves into Ferguson type rioting, it will set the movement back. My own thoughts are that BLM will greater empower the movement by partnering through groups like the NAACP, ACLU, SPLC, and ADL to effect real change. That does not appear to be their direction, though. It looks like they are attempting to empower themselves through conflict and divisiveness. This will only empower a handful of 'leaders' within the movement, but disempower the movement as a whole. Just my opinion...BLM will choose the path they choose. We're just observers.