Farrakhan to speak on the Island of Bermuda

Minister Farrakhan to speak on the Island of Bermuda
According to a news article on the Royal Gazette website, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan is scheduled to speak in Bermuda at a free public event at the National Stadium on Monday, July 20, 2009.

Here is an excerpt of the online article in the Royal Gazette:

Minister Farrakhan, who was banned from travel to the Island prior to his 1998 visit, will speak on peace and unity between the races at a free rally on Monday.

He was invited by the Emperial Group, who say his "message of Atonement has grown to embrace people and nations of all persuasions".

Said Emperial Group director Eugene Dean: "2009 has been declared by United Nations as the Year of Reconciliation and it is in that spirit that we are bringing Minister Louis Farrakhan to the Island.

"He has been following the media with regards to Bermuda and with that in mind, he has a real interest in coming."

The entire community is invited to attend the free event at the National Stadium on Monday.

The Minister is widely known as an advocate of black interests.

Said Mr. Dean: "He has evolved and his message is really about unification. At this time in Bermuda when our racial divide has grown and the negative social behaviour is constantly increasing, we need to come together in support of positive change.

To read the entire article log on to: http://www.royalgazette.com

Louis Farrakhan: Michael Jackson Wanted to Regain His Own Position from Slaughter of Wicked Propaganda, Tour was to be His Last

Louis Farrakhan: Michael Jackson Wanted to Regain His Own Position from Slaughter of Wicked Propaganda, Tour was to be His Last
07/07/2009 01:40:00





Photo: Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan during his interview with The Tripoli Post in Tripoli, Libya, 4 July 2009. (The Tripoli Post photo by Mukhlus Al-Ajaili)

With tears in his eyes the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation of Islam in the United States of America, said Michael Jackson was his brother whom he knew well as a fighter who wanted to regain his own position from what he described as a wicked propaganda campaign leveled against him for so long.

At the end of an exclusive interview he gave to the weekly The Tripoli Post on Saturday in Tripoli, Libya, Mr. Farrakhan tearfully said "that is my brother. I knew him well. I love him much. He gave the world much and he’s gone too soon."

However, Mr. Farrakhan said Michael Jackson was never left alone by those who feared he would become Muslim and turn millions toward Islam.

Farrakhan said Michael Jackson's planned English tour was to be his last. "He went to England and said 'This is It'."

The tour was to be Michael's last battle which, according to Minister Farrakhan, he was to win it and then he was not to do tours anymore.

"I want you to watch his militant stand when he said 'This Is It'," Farrakhan said.

"He raised his fist because Michael was ready to fight, to regain his own position from the slaughter of wicked propaganda from those who feared Michael would become Muslim and turn millions toward Islam," Mr. Farrakhan told The Tripoli Post.

When asked how black and white America would view Michael Jackson's legacy, Minister Louis Farrakhan said "he was a man whose art, transcended race, culture, religious persuasion, ethnicity, his culture and his art united people of all races, all ethnic groups, and all religious affiliations."

"He was a magnificent soul, tortured, because he felt he never really had a childhood," Minister Farrakhan added.

Because of a skin disease, Farrakhan said, Michael Jackson went from black to white in what he described as a painful journey. "That was his awkward journey, but inwardly he was journeying from white to black," the Minister stressed.

Farrakhan said Michael Jackson was disappointed when two famous film directors, Steven Spielberg and David Geffen, and his other Jewish friends, refused to help him promote and produce his vision to show black people in America their actual heritage.

"Listen, Michael told me personally that he wanted to show Africans not in the way that Hollywood showed Africa with bones and noses, that they, I would say, the crude part of African culture. He wanted to show Africa as the mother and the father of civilization," Farrakhan said.

"When they refused him, he said I would do it myself," he added.

Minister Farrakhan strongly defended Michael Jackson against accusation of child abuse leveled at him in 1993.

"Michael Jackson, this is Farrakhan talking, never bothered children. Michael Jackson loved children. Michael Jackson took his money and built Neverland with all these rides, bomber cars etc. I went there as his guest and took some of my security people, and while I was talking with Michael in a private session, they were on the bomber cars enjoying something they may be never experienced in their childhood," the Honorable Minister Farrakhan told The Tripoli Post.

"When you go up in his theatre, he had a special place for children that were disabled, children that were under medication where they could lay with their IVs and look through a glass at the movies that were being shown.

"This is not a man who hated children to the point that he would ruin their lives sexually. This is a man who felt comfortable with children because children are not deceptive. He felt comfortable with animals not with grown up human beings who have hurt him all his life," Farrakhan added.

"But as a Muslim, I told his brother Jamine: Allah who gives life and Allah is the ultimate cause of death, and Allah says in the Qur’an, “wherever a misfortune befalls a believer, the believer says: Allah is my patron and to him is my eventual return,” concluded Minister Louis Farrakhan.

Snoop Dogg appears at Nation of Islam convention, praises Minister Louis Farrakhan

Snoop Dogg appears at Nation of Islam convention, praises Minister Louis Farrakhan By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press Mar 1, 09 10:20 PM CST in Arts & LivingRapper Snoop Dogg made an appearance Sunday at the Nation of Islam's annual Saviours Day convention, praising Minister Louis Farrakhan and suggesting that he is a member of the movement.Dr. Ron Daniels, left, smiles as Rapper Snoop Dogg is introduced by Minister Ishmael Muhammad before addressing the Saviours' Day Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 1, 2009. Saviours' Day is... (Associated Press)Rapper Snoop Dogg, right, hugs Minister Louis Farrakhan at the Saviours' Day Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 1, 2009. Saviours' Day is the Nation of Islam's annual commemoration of the birth... (Associated Press)Rapper Snoop Dogg addresses the Saviours' Day Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 1, 2009. Saviours' Day is the Nation of Islam's annual commemoration of the birth of Master Fard Muhammad, the... (Associated Press)Rapper Snoop Dogg, left, greets Minister Louis Farrakhan at the Saviours' Day Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 1, 2009. Saviours' Day is the Nation of Islam's annual commemoration of the birth... (Associated Press)Rapper Snoop Dogg, left, is greeted by Minister Ishmael Muhammad before addressing the Saviours' Day Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, March 1, 2009. Saviours' Day is the Nation of Islam's annual... (Associated Press) (1 of 5)« Prev« Prev Next »Next » SlideshowAds by GoogleSnoop Dogg - QuizTake Snoop Dogg's Quiz! What do you really know about Snoop Dogg?QuizRiddles.comSnoop Dogg DoggystyleGreat Deals! Thousands of Stores Buy Smart and Save with Confidenceshopping.yahoo.comSnoop DoggCheck To See Where Snoop Ranks On Celebrity xRank!xRank.live.com/Snoop_DoggGoverment Stimulus GrantsThe $800 Billion Dollar Stimulus Grants are on its way.Get Yours NowGovernmentGrantsForAmericans.orgSnoop, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, gave a $1,000 donation to the Nation and said he will always seek the minister out.The rapper called himself the "leader of the hip-hop community" and said it was his first Saviours Day event. He told followers that he would share the information he gathered with other musicians."When you get a speech from Minister Farrakhan it's about a mirror, it's about looking at yourself," the rapper later told The Associated Press. "It's about seeing yourself and what you can do to better the situation ... We're doing a lot of wrongs among ourselves that need correcting."When asked by the AP if he planned to convert and become a member of the Chicago-based Nation of Islam, Snoop said he has already joined in the movement."I'm already in the Nation, that's why I'm here," he said. "I'm an advocate for peace. I've been in the peace movement ever since I've been making music. My whole thing is not about really trying to push my thing on you. It's just about the way I live, and I live how I'm supposed to live as far as doing what's right and representing what's right. That's why I was here today."The rapper did not elaborate on when he'd joined the Nation. Messages left for Nation of Islam officials were not immediately returned Sunday. Attempts to reach the rapper's publicist were unsuccessful.During the speech Sunday, Snoop sat on stage behind Farrakhan clapping and nodding.Snoop declined to say how long he would be in the Chicago area or whether he was working on any projects. His last album, "Ego Trippin,'" was released in March 2008.Farrakhan has long held relationships with famous rappers and hip-hop artists. He has hosted and spoken at hip-hop conventions, encouraging peace between rappers.Rapper Doug E. Fresh also attended the convention but didn't speak publicly. Rapper T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, appeared via recorded video. He told followers that education is the key to success.