Louis Farrakhan and his followers, still in the grip of Katrina Derangement Syndrome, will be making landfall in Washington, D.C., this Saturday to mark the 10th anniversary of the “Million Man March.” The new campaign is being dubbed the “Millions More Movement” and Farrakhan is shamelessly exploiting the Katrina tragedy to entice new recruits to the demagogic Mother Ship.

Via AP:

Hurricane Katrina thrust racial disparities onto the nation’s political agenda and top civil rights leaders, fueled by outrage over the disaster, are heading to Washington. The occasion is the 10th anniversary of Louis Farrakhan’s Million Man March, a long-planned event that now is shaping up as a stage for black America to respond to the devastation in New Orleans.

“Because Katrina put it out there, no one can play the pretend game any more that there isn’t poverty and inequality in this country,” said Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League. “The Millions More Movement Katrina gives it added significance.”

Though Farrakhan has long stirred controversy and lately he has speculated that New Orleans’ levees were bombed to destroy black neighborhoods his event will unite a wide array of prominent social justice advocates. The guest list for Saturday’s event includes members of Congress, hip-hop artists, civil rights activists, media pundits, academics and business leaders. Muslim and Christian religious figures will also participate.

Farrakhan has been busily touring hurricane shelters across the country, stoking conspiracy theories and racial resentment as he heads toward the nation’s capital. The ADL has been keeping watch and is asking politicians to stay away from the event–to no avail.

Here are more details on prominent celebrities and black leaders joining Farrakhan:

The Millions More Movement is being orchestrated by a broad coalition of national organizations including Minister Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam, Dr. Dorothy Height and the National Council of Negro Women, Bruce Gordon and the NAACP, Mark Morial and the National Urban League, Russell Simmons and the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, Dr. Charles Steele and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Reverend Jesse Jackson and the National Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the Reverend Al Sharpton and the National Action Network and Congressman Mel Watt and the Congressional Black Caucus, among others…

…Hip-hop leaders helping to galvanize the movement include Reverend Run, Sean “Diddy” Combs, Damon Dash, Jermaine Dupri, Kanye West, Ludacris, LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Common, Wyclef Jean, Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, David Banner, Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Jim Jones, Juelz Santana and Jha Jha of the Diplomats, Masta P, Juvenile, Erykah Badu ?Questlove of The Roots, MC Lyte, Fab Five Freddy, Biz Markie, Kid Capri, Cassidy, the Wu Tang Clan, Xzibit, Tony Austin, Humpty Hump, the Ruff Ryders and dead prez, among others.

Russell Simmons, Chairman of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, emphasized, “The commemoration deserves the respect and support of all people of goodwill who cherish the universal love of humanity. The time has come for the hip-hop community and all of us to come together and participate in a movement which will have a fundamental influence on the lives of this generation and generations to come.”

Other celebrities endorsing or participating include Harry Belafonte, Cornell West, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Susan Taylor, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, Steve Harvey, Tavis Smiley, Tom Joyner, Cathy Hughes and many others.

Kanye West, speaking as he accepted the Million Man March Image Award at Mosque Maryam in Chicago, expressed his support for the Millions More Movement. West stated, “When your message resonates with the people, then you know your message is from God, and we are building this movement in the interest of all of God’s people.”

It’s a veritable Who’s Who’s Among Unhinged Black Leaders. If you thought last month’s Cindy Sheehanapalooza was an insane circus, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

Stay tuned…

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