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Farrakhan thanks supporters
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blessed me to be alive,” said
Farrakhan, who was not
scheduled in advance to be
part of the Saturday broad-
»cast. “I have good days and
bad days.”
Farrakhan, who tiie news
paper said is recuperating at
tiis farm in Michigan, added
that medical professionals
were ‘Svorking to get me well
so I can get back on the bat-
tlefidd.”
In his letter dated Sept. 11,
Farrakhan wrote that he was
suffering pain similar to what
he endured in 1998, when he
suffered from the after effects
of radioactive seeds being
implanted in his prostate fol
lowing a 1991 cancer diagno
sis.
Doctors discovered an ulcer
in Farraldian’s anal area dur
ing a visit to Cuba in March,'
but said his health was other
wise “near perfect,”
Farrakhan said in the letter.
The letter also asked his
executive board to take on his
responsibilities to prove the
organiaation “wiU live long
after I and we have gone.”
Farrakhan, known for his
fiery extemporaneous speech
es that can last hours, has
been controversial because of
his long history of harshly
criticizing Jews, gays and
other groups.
Illinois funds slavery study
By Memo Ayi
THE CHICAGO DEFENDER
CHICAGrO - State legislators are hopeful
that a study to be released in the spring will
provide a clear picture of the negative effects of
the transatlaintic slave trade on black
Ammcans.
At a news conference last week, community
leaders and five black legislators annoimced
the establishment of the lUincds Ttansatlantic
Slave Ttade Commission.
A 2005 joint resolution funded a $400,000
grant to the Center for Inner City Studies of
Northeastern Illinois University, where elected
officials and members of the 25-member com
mission discussed their plans improve the lives
of those historically disadvantaged due to the
slave trade.
The commission includes Gov. Rod R.
Blagojevich, state legislators and researchers
and scholars fiom aU over the country
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