Minister Louis Farrakhan
When you mention the names Eminem and Minister Louis Farrakhan, you don't think of the two breaking bread together, talking about life.
But that's apparently what happened.
Niraj Warikoo of the Detroit Free Press reports that Farrakhan met politicians, pastors and the Detroit Police Chief James Craig during his visit to Detroit last week and had a 2 1/2 hour dinner with Eminem in this Detroit hotel room.
The minister was in the area in recent weeks to talk about his plans for the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March with an event called Justice or Else, the Freep reports.
The Freep reports:
In his meeting with Eminem on Aug. 25, Farrakhan talked about the responsibilities that stars like Eminem have toward society, “to influence people positively,” said Troy Muhammad, a student minister who heads the Detroit branch of the Nation of Islam.
“It was a beautiful discussion,” Muhammad said. “Eminem was engaged. His manager (Paul Rosenberg) was engaged. It was a great time and experience.”
Farrakhan talked to Eminem about “using his influence and using his power through rap music and hip-hop culture to influence people positively, so our children, our youth, can grow into more positive humans,” Muhammad said.
