"We can put all our differences to the side when we have to, and we can come together like we did then, and we can be a force to be reckoned with," he said. "We were viewed and looked upon differently from that day forward, and that's something that I walked away with ... to apply myself to my community. That was one of the marching orders that [Minister Louis Farrakhan] had mentioned in his piece ... he wanted us to go back to our communities, go back to our neighborhoods, to our barrios, let them see us as the men of the community."
"It did have a huge impact on [my] starting the nonprofit, because my level was so high, my participation and my love and passion to reduce gun violence in the community, to create healthy, peaceful communities - it was all sparked from the Million Man March."
"We are still under attack as a species, our families and our communities and our future depend, and is still dependent, on us to get it right," he said."
On October 16, 1995, more than one million men gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to demonstrate unity, responsibility, and hope for Black and Brown communities. The event projected solidarity and a collective demand for justice, healing, and progress. Attendee Andre T. Mitchell-Mann founded Man Up, Inc., channeling renewed commitment toward reducing gun violence and building healthy, peaceful neighborhoods. Participants were urged to return to their communities and be visible as accountable leaders. Some progress has been made over three decades, yet ongoing threats to families and communities require continued collective action.
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