I have to commend the organizers for at least making an attempt to get folks together tand charging them with taking individual responsibility for our communities. It was absolutely great to see so many Black men in the same place, sharing in an emotional and historic moment.
I was a disappointed when they started having a million everything march every year after that (or so it seemed). For me, that really diminished the significance of the initial march especially since there were no major national programs that came out of it all. It is one thing to have a march and another to make something out of the energy that it evokes in people. Maybe this time it will be different...
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