Russell Simmons, Larry Hamm and Julianne Malveaux on the Millions More Movement

This weekend marks the 10th anniversary of the Million Man March, which was first conceived by Louis Farrakhan in 1995. That historic march brought hundreds of thousands of African-American men to Washington D.C and this weekend, The Millions More Movement will commemorate the occasion. This time around the event is open to women and is supported by a broad coalition of groups. The main event takes place at the National Mall on Saturday and will bring together social justice advocates, members of congress, hip hop artists, media pundits, academics and business leaders.

The goal of the Millions More Movement is to mobilize people to change policies that keep many African-Americans in poverty. And the event has been shaping up as a forum for black America to respond to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The day will begin at dawn with a public memorial service for those who died in the disaster.

* Louis Farrakhan, leader of the Nation of Islam and organizer of the first Million Man March.

Filmmaker Spike Lee has also expressed his support for Saturday's march. His 1996 film Get On the Bus chronicled a group of men traveling from Los Angeles to Washington to attend the Million Man March.

* Spike Lee, filmmaker.

We host a roundtable discussion on the Millions More Movement.

* Larry Hamm, chairman of People's Organization for Progress.
* Julianne Malveaux, economist, author and commentator.
* Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam Records and one of the most successful recording executives, producer, promoters in the hip hop world. He is the President of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network.

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