Thirty years ago, hundreds of thousands of Black men attended the Million Man March in D.C. This weekend, celebrations marking the anniversary of the demonstration are being held around the region.
Ahead of the celebrations set for Saturday, the Rev. Willie Wilson of the Union Temple Church in Southeast D.C. reflected on the work done at his church to make the event happen, and the celebrations they’ve been holding throughout the week in the lead-up to the weekend event.
“We didn’t have social media in 1995, so we met in Chicago, and we had all of these religious organizations on board,” Wilson said…