Walk/Run Event Changing Date

The organizer of a popular running event is asking City Council permission to change the date so his event will not clash with the 2015 Million Man March.

Darryl Clark will be marking the fifth anniversary of his Historic Queen City 5K Walk/Run for Life this October. He received permission in March to hold it on Oct. 10, but since learning it would conflict with the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March, he is changing the date. He asked the City Council Monday to permit the change to Saturday, Oct. 17. The council will vote on the matter at the July 20 meeting.

In 2013, blogger David Rutherford published a comprehensive Q&A session with Darryl Clark, including an explanation of the five pillars upon which Clark bases the annual event.

The Oct. 10 "Justice or Else!" Million Man March is being widely promoted on social media, featuring numerous messages by Minister Louis Farrakhan. Plainfield's interest in the march goes back to the beginning, and a diverse coalition of community leaders promoted attendance at the fifth anniversary of the march.

Clark said holding his event on the same day as the march in Washington, DC would be "counter to the goal of engaging the community,." so he is seeking the alternate date. 

--Bernice