Regarding last weekend's "Millions More Movement" event on the
National Mall, the Washington Post
reports:
Gay leaders have felt shut out of the organizing of events led by Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam, but there was an indication earlier this week that [gay black activist] Keith Boykin, president of the National Black Justice Coalition, would speak today. However, gay black leaders said Boykin had been rebuffed yesterday and that he would give his speech, instead, to a gathering of gay blacks elsewhere.
Although Farrakhan is a racist demagogue and anti-semite, most mainstream black civil rights and "social justice" groups eagerly participated and granted credibility to Farrakan's efforts. As would Boykin, if he'd been allowed to.
Update:
The Washington Blade has more.
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