The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan

They agreed that he has done what no other Black leader has: “mobilize hundreds of thousands of Blacks around the issues of atonement and empowerment, and to convince the masses of our people that we must be the primary catalysts and engines for positive change in our communities,” she said.

Minister Farrakhan told BET.com, “I am greatly honored and extremely humbled that the BET.com users have chosen me as the 2005 Person of the Year, especially since the nominees for such an honor are some of the greatest members of the Black community in the world: Ms. Oprah Winfrey, Senator Barack Obama, the father of BET Robert L. Johnson and the suffering victims of Hurricane Katrina of New Orleans.”

He added that, “Honor is never deserved until after the work and mission is completed.  The work of the liberation of our people, and the poor and oppressed around the globe is a long, difficult, protracted struggle. So, I accept this great honor as encouragement to work as hard as I can in the twilight years of my life to facilitate the success of this ongoing struggle.”

Minister Farrakhan said his next move is to continue the work of building the Millions More Movement, which will utilize the skills and talents of our people to lift us up.

The minister also told BET.com that the Millions More Movement faced many obstacles, but with faith in God, hard work and the unity of those whose desire it was to create the Movement, “we have overcome many obstacles and still are overcoming obstacles in the pathway of our success.”