Hip hop gets out vote

[KCDem]

Hip hop gets out vote
Houston event aims to register 10,000 youths

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2343682

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Political and hip-hop industry leaders are kicking off an effort to register 4 million new voters for the November general election at a "Hip Hop Summit" in Houston scheduled during Super Bowl week.

"There is a new movement. It is hip hop ... it is the civil rights movement of the 21st century," said U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, among local political leaders and hip-hop artists announcing the event Thursday at Texas Southern University.

The event will draw top hip-hop artists such as Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, Lil' Romeo and Master P and feature DefJam Records founder Russell Simmons, who also started the Hip Hop Summit Action Network.

Houston recording artist and six-time Grammy winner Beyoncé Knowles also is expected to attend the event.

The artists will not perform but instead lead discussions.

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This is great--GOTV with primarily black youth. I hope it has great success. In the article, they mention that admission is free but one must be registered to vote in order to attend.

[rumguy]

1. this is great news

hip-hop is where the excitement and creativity is at!

[KCDem]

3. If Eminem were performing,

I'd be there. He's great and so solidly anti-Bush.

[rumguy]

4. He is, and I'd like to see Outkast get involved as well

[are_we_united_yet]

2. I'm hopeful

but pessimistic

[GOPisEvil]

5. I wonder if DUer, TXVote, is working with them.

This is her site: www.votervirgin.com

[linazelle]

6. That's a really nice website

[snoochie]

7. This is fantastic!

What a great idea... I'm so glad to see this happening. Back when we were hearing the drums of war getting louder, I was lamenting the fact that so few artists are politically active. This is really good, good news. :D

Where are the other genre's artists? Let's hope they take note and take similar action!

[BackDoorMan]

8. Let’s encourage everyone!

Just like the 50’s folk singers did, (who were labeled Communist by this same media & the fascist republicans) and as did many musicians in the 60’s, who helped raise consciousness and truly got people fired up.

Everyone must be spoken with, or we won’t have a chance for freedom again. NOW!

This is fact and what the fascist are counting on (complicity & passivity)…speak to everyone, no matter how distance they seem from your point of view. That’s what grassroots organization is all about.

[CalebHayes]

9. That is great but this is better!

www.punkvoter.com