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At the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan tells members that Black journalists are “slaves” to white newspaper owners. He receives standing ovations, though some object to his view.
1996 (Aug 21)
At the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists in Nashville, Tennessee, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan told members that Black journalists were "slaves" to white newspaper owners. "White folk did not hire you to really represent what Black people are really thinking, and you don't really tell what you think because you are too afraid," said Farrakhan. Many in the audience gave him standing ovations, though some objected to his view of Black journalists.
References:
- • Hornsby, Alton. Chronology of African-American History: Significant Events and People from 1619 to the Present. Detroit: Gale Research, 1995.