Tamika Mallory, Women’s March organizer and co-president, is defending herself after facing backlash for attending a Nation of Islam event last month where Rev. Louis Farrakhan made anti-Semitic remarks.
“I didn’t expect my presence at Saviour’s Day to lead anyone to question my beliefs,” Mallory wrote in a News One op-ed, noting that she’s attended the event for over 30 years and the significant role the Nation of Islam has played in her life.
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As CNN’s Jake Tapper pointed out, Mallory attended Farrakhan’s speech where he referred to “powerful Jews” as his enemy and blamed Jews for “all of this filth and degenerate behavior that Hollywood is putting out turning men into women and women into men.”
On Sunday, Rev. Farrakhan gave his Saviours' Day 2018 Address, attended by thousands including one of the co-founders of the Women's March.https://t.co/WE5ys7It8R
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) February 28, 2018
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In addition to Mallory, several lawmakers have also fallen under public scrutiny for their ties to Farrakhan, including Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., and Rep. Maxine Water, D-Calif.
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Women's March leader defends attendance at Nation of Islam event where Louis Farrakhan delivered anti-Semitic speech https://t.co/8PTolClJFE pic.twitter.com/1T7rgDzzD1
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 8, 2018
The FBI has been the worst enemy of Black advancement. The Jews have control over those agencies of government. #Farrakhan pic.twitter.com/DXKCRr1zpo
— MINISTER FARRAKHAN (@LouisFarrakhan) March 7, 2018
WaPo factchecker: “Ellison is trying to have it both ways, publicly distancing himself while privately doing something else. He earns Four Pinocchios for suggesting his interactions with Farrakhan ended in 2006.” https://t.co/FLjtCm6ame
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) March 9, 2018
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