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“I'll start with the reality. If we're having problems nationally, we're having problems on the state level and then on the local level, what message is that sending to Black people who are not supposed to be intelligent but the grassroots understand? What that means in this time, as in the time of Moses, it means buckle on your boots and shoes and let's get the hell out of here. As the boys said in the movie; it's time to get out.”

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Louis Farrakhan

Louis Farrakhan is an American political leader born on May 11, 1933. He is a prominent civil rights activist and Muslim leader, known for his significant influence in the African American community. more

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