Popular References
Louis Farrakhan, in his open letter regarding the Millions More Movement in 2005, cites Willie Lynch's scheme as an obstacle to unite African Americans. Minister Farrakhan had previously quoted the speech at the Million Man March in October 1995, making the speech more well known in the process. The speech was also quoted during the protests surrounding the 2001 presidential inauguration. The speech appears prominently in the 2005 direct-to-video film Animal, in which it is passed on between the generations of the characters. In the 2007 movie The Great Debaters, Denzel Washington's character Melvin B. Tolson refers to the Willie Lynch speech as containing the definition of the black slave.
Talib Kweli of Black Star references the speech in the song "RE:DEFinition."
Nas references "Willy Lynch" in the song "You Can't Stop Us Now."
Dubbledge references the speech in the song "Willie Lynch aka How To Make a Slave"
Tarrus Riley references the speech in the song "System Set (Willie Lynch Syndrome)".
Rapper Xzibit references the "ideology of Willie Lynch" the title track from his 2012 album Napalm.
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