March Madness

Do you remember the Million Man March? No? Not many people do. At the time it was supposed to be the end all and be all of all public protest. It was, according to Wikipedia:

A gathering en masse of African-American men in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. Called by Louis Farrakhan, it was held on and around the National Mall. The National African American Leadership Summit, a leading group of civil rights activists and the Nation of Islam working with scores of civil rights organizations, including many local chapters of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (but not the national NAACP) formed the Million Man March Organizing Committee. The founder of the National African American Leadership Summit, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Jr. served as National Director of the Million Man March.

The Million Man March was much ballyhooed and celebrated. Spike Lee even produced a movie to tell the story, “Get On The Bus.” The Million man march was the largest gathering of Americans of African descent in one place at one time, ever. What impact did that feel good moment have on the culture? In the last 20 years did the status of the black family improve?  Did the black graduation rate improve? Did the black incarceration rate decrease? Did the abortion rate decrease? The answer to all these questions is a resounding NO.

 The Million Man March was the original #dosomething movement that was based on a recognition of societal problems but void of solutions. Add to that failing premise the fact that it was headed up by a race baiting, anti-semitic nut job.

Because The Million Man March did NOTHING to advance the cause of black men—not even a black president was able to address our issues—we now have Black Lives Matter.

In light of all of that I have a simple question: What will the march on DC for gun control bring us? What will it do and for whom? If history is any measure, it will keep CNN and MSNBC busy for a bit, the issue will die once again, and a splinter group will form that won’t do much either… and it won’t matter. 

It’s kind of like sparring in the shadows of past successes.

The age of marching for change has come and gone. It died with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Occupy movement, the women’s march and now the Children of CNN march are just tools of disruption. The left would rather shadow box than fix socieites issues.

This to shall pass.


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