10 Things Learned From Louis Farrakhan's Breakfast Club Interview

In a two-part interview with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club morning show, the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam shared some of his explosive views this Tuesday. Sparing no words as is his fashion, Farrakhan discussed the 2016 election, the improvement of cities where people of color dwell, crime amongst the youth and much more.

As expected, Minister Farrakhan held back nothing as he spoke with DJ Envy, Charlamagne, and Angela Yee.

Farrakhan opened up the interview thanking his hosts for allowing him a platform to reach young people and was especially candid when he expressed his thoughts on one of the presidential hopefuls on the Democratic Party side. There is also some controversial discussion involving the style of dress from women and the so-called feminization of men.

It goes without saying that the interviews are immediate must-watch events but in the interest of time, Hip-Hop Wired will share the 10 things we learned from the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan’s Breakfast Club interview on the following pages.

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BET Supported The Original Million Man March In 1995

Min. Farrakhan revealed that BET, namely its founder, Robert Johnson, was instrumental in helping bring the first Million Man March, also known as the Day of Atonement, to Washington, D.C. in 1995. Farrakhan added that the March’s success wouldn’t have happened without Johnson’s bold and open support.

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Min. Louis Farrakhan Walked Back His Earlier Praise Of Donald Trump

Although misconstrued, there were reports that Min. Farrakhan was a supporter of GOP presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump. Farrakhan clarified his statements, saying he praised the business mogul for not taking campaign money and allowing himself to be influenced by party politics. That stance has since changed and the minister seemed to walk back his earlier praise. In a follow-up question from Angela Yee regarding the inevitable showdown between Hilary Clinton and Trump, Farrakhan said that voters “need to pray” amid laughter.

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Farrakhan Extremely Critical Of All The Presidential Candidates, Shows Respect To Bernie Sanders

Min. Farrakhan stated that Sen. Bernie Sanders appears to be the most honest of all the presidential candidates, but said that voters will be “going to hell” with whoever they vote for because the Office of the President doesn’t mean well to the world. Farrakhan continued to praise Sanders but also stated that he’s up against a “rotten system.”

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Farrakhan Says That The Black Community Remains Under Constant Attack

Mentioning that he would be visiting nearby Newark, N.J. from the New York offices of The Breakfast Club, Min. Farrakhan spoke about the cases of lead poisoning happening in the city and how Black people are “designed to be destroyed” while calling for a response from the community to band together in resistance. He also called for the community to stop “beefing” with one another in order to foster the collective energy he hopes for and to become a “solid wall.”

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Farrakhan Says Women Need To Step It Up In The Kitchen

Min. Farrakhan cracked on women who don’t know a measuring cup from a coffee mug, but was fair and said that men also need to learn the same.

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Farrakhan Explained Malcolm X’s “The Ballot Or The Bullet” Speech And How It Applies Today

Charlamagne asked the minister if Malcolm X’s “The Ballot or The Bullet” speech was applicable to today’s times. Min. Farrakhan explained that it probably does have relevance and added that if oppressed people of all races don’t vote their self-interests, then violence may have to be the way to end the “tyranny” of political leadership.

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Farrakhan Called For Women To Respect Themselves And To Cover Their “Sacred Vessels”

Angela Yee challenged the minister on his thoughts about women’s clothing, and Farrakhan launched into a passionate description of the female form and defended his stance that women should cover their “sacred vessels.” The minister added that “No man is a man without a woman.”

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Farrakhan Says That Anyone Who Harms Women And Children Should Be Executed

In one of the most intense moments in part 2 of the discussion, Min. Farrakhan spoke on the science of lust in men on the back of his comments of how women should dress. But it was his words regarding violence against women that raised his ire, and he called for the execution of those who harm women in children via sexual assault and violence.

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Farrakhan: “The Black Male Is Being Feminized”

Reacting to a quip by Charlamagne of “If they can’t kill – us they want to feminize us,” Min. Farrakhan answered, “the Black Male is being feminized!”

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Calls George Zimmerman’s Sale Of The Gun Used To Kill Trayvon Martin An Action Of “Hate”

“Why would I want a piece of the cross that you nailed my savior to,” said Farrakhan. “Why would I want to buy a gun that you used to kill my brother, but that shows you the hate that is in the world.”