Article: Farrakhan plans final speech: `Historic moment' for Nation of Islam.

Byline: Margaret Ramirez

Feb. 23--After a life-threatening surgery and nearly seven months in seclusion, Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan is expected to give his final address this weekend in Detroit, a speech that observers say will urge stronger unity among Muslims and signal the next era of leadership for the religious movement. For the larger African-American community, regardless of faith, Farrakhan's speech represents a significant moment as the last chance to see and hear a leader who so fiercely defined black empowerment in America. Many black Chicagoans are planning to travel to Detroit for the speech or listen on the radio. "There ...

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