In 1996, a Libyan leader put one billion dollars on the table for Black America. Washington made sure it never reached them
In January 1996, Muammar Gaddafi offered one billion dollars to the Nation of Islam during a visit by Louis Farrakhan to Tripoli. The funds were intended for economic development in Black America. Proposed uses included the creation of schools, hospitals, housing, factories, and Black-owned banks. This offer was not a loan.
In 1996, a Libyan leader put one billion dollars on the table for Black America. Washington made sure it never reached them The offer came during Louis Farrakhan’s visit to Tripoli in January 1996. Muammar Gaddafi pledged the money to the Nation of Islam for economic development—Black-owned banks, factories, housing, schools, hospitals. Not a loan. […] The post In 1996, a Libyan leader put one billion dollars on the table for Black America. Washington made sure it never reached them first appeared on The Zambian Observer .