Heather Curtis
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON — (WMAL) The intelligence office for the U.S. Capitol Police came under fire after issuing a newsletter warning there could be violence during the “Justice or Else!” Million Man March on the National Mall Saturday, especially by one of the organizers and the leader of the Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan. The USCP have since rescinded the letter, saying it wasn’t authorized or approved by Chief Kim Dine.
“This document was poorly constructed, without attribution, and does not reflect the viewpoint or values of the United States Capitol Police, nor was it intended to provide instruction or guidance to our employees,” said a statement by the USCP. It also said the march in 1995 was peaceful.
The Nation of Islam did not return WMAL’s calls for comment, but on the march’s official website https://www.justiceorelse.com/ Minister Farrakhan is quoted saying, “If we are denied what rightfully belongs to us, then there has to be unified action that we take that will force the justice we seek.” Farrakhan and many African Americans believe they are treated as second class citizens.
One of the organizers of the march Baltimore Reverend Dr. Jamal Bryant talked about it in June at a memorial for victims of the Charleston church shootings.
“Strong black people are coming to Washington, D.C., and we are coming not to sell T-shirts. We are coming to change the law and to change Constitution,” Bryant said.
The march is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday on the National Mall.
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