He is a charismatic, inspirational figure, accustomed to drawing tens of thousands of African-Americans to speeches he makes regularly around the nation. Those gatherings go virtually unnoticed except in the black press. He exerts an emotional and intellectual attraction over a broad swath of the black population that is unmatched by any other leader because of his success in restoring wayward black men to dignity and productivity. But Farrakhan s inflammatory statements continue to haunt him. Although the march has been endorsed by the National Black Women s Political Congress and the National Council of Negro Women, some women are disturbed by its all-male aspect.
Women have a little more to contribute than serving punch.
It s really saying women don t have a place in the mainstream of their community s social and political lives.