The Million Man March, Colin Powell
Citation: https://www.noi.org/about-million-man-march/
The Million Man March, October
16th, 1995
The March was led by Louis
Farrakhan, more than a million Black men gathered in Washington D.C. to declare
their right to justice. The march showed black men in a positive light.
Farrakhan wanted black men to take responsibility for their actions and uplift
their communities.
Citation: https://www.biography.com/people/colin-powell-9445708
Colin Powell, Biography.com
Colin Powell was the first
African-American appointed as the U.S. Secretary of State, and the first to
serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Colin Luther Powell was a united states man
and a retired four-star general in the United States army. He was the 65th
United States Secretary of State (2001-2005), serving under President George W.
Bush. He was born on April 5th, 1937, in Harlem, New York. Powell
was the son of Jamaican immigrants Luther and Maud Powell. Then he graduated
from City College of New York and studied geology. Next, he became commander of
his unit in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. Lastly, he earned his MBA
(Master of Business Administration) at George Washington University. Right
after that he was assigned to the office of management and budget during the
Nixon administration. Afterwards he retired from the army in 1993 and he
retired from all political endeavors in 2006.