Members of the Planning Committee: Name Affiliation David Muhammad Committee Chairperson Celeste Bateman Celeste Bateman & Associates Dwight West Vocalist/ Musician Fredrica Bey Woman In Support of Million Man March Dr. Clement A Price Professor/Historian- Rutgers University Obalaji Baraka    Eldest Son of Amiri Baraka Kevin Maynor    Trilogy Productions Risasi Dias    Photographer & Former CFUN Member    Richard Cammarieri    Poet/Community Activist S. George Reed Former CFUN Member    Ben Jones Educator & Painter Carl “Dahati” Gregory    Educator     Phil Thomas    Newark Symphony Hall Leon Purdie    Former CFUN Member Latifah Sharif        National Black United Fund Akili Buchanan Educator  Ms. Mae Jackson   Members of the Honorary Committee:  Maya Angelou Author, Actress and Activist  Ruby Dee Actress and Activist  Danny Glover Actor and Activist  Congressman Donald Payne NJ Congressman  James Mtume Artist, Activist, Co-host, 98.7 Kiss FM, Open Line  Sonia Sanchez Poet, Author and Activist  Kevin Powell Author and Activist  Balozi Harvey Activist, Ambassador  Ntozake Shange Author  Ed Bullins Activist and Author  Marvin X Activist and Author  Jayne Cortez Poet  Mel Edwards Poet  Ben Caldwell Artist, Author, Playwright  David Shakes    Dr. Cornel West    Felipe Luciano Poet, Activist, Founding member of the Last Poets  Gil Noble Host of WABC TV Show, Like It Is  Professor Haki R. Madhubuti i Activist, Author, Poet, Activist, Educator and Publisher  Reverend William Howard Pastor, Bethany Baptist Church, Newark, NJ  Honorable Mayor Cory A. Booker City of Newark, NJ  Honorable Cleopatra Tucker  Assemblywoman, NJ 28th legislative District