Posted on 05/19/2009 8:59:21 AM PDT by pissant
Buoyed by Barack Obama’s election as president, a group of hip-hop artists and other activists is taking to Capitol Hill — trying to harness the wave of support for Obama among young voters into an ongoing political force.
The group, the Hip Hop Caucus, has a nine-member Washington office — but its real reach comes from its ability to harness the power of hip-hop artists to put a famous face on issues and draw in their young, multicultural fans.
In the next few weeks, the caucus will see a bill it fashioned with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) be introduced — calling for funding for a one-day voter registration drive and lessons on the Constitution in high schools across the country.
Organizers are working with Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to gather support for legislation fighting climate change — and singers Solange Knowles and Keyshia Cole have both signed on to help, through the Green the Block campaign.
And the group also reached out to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) to get support for prisoner re-entry legislation that would help former inmates transition back into society.
(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...
a group of hip-hop artists... aka - Criminals, how fitting!
Hip Hop Caucus?.....
A group of rocket scientists, no doubt!
What “issues” are they tackling?
Welfare - got it
AA - got it
Black President - got it
What are the “issues” they need to bitch about? More of #1, #2, and #3, I suppose.
Boxer has a couple of her staff in prison now for child porn, she will sign on to this so she can help them re adjust when they get released.....more tax money gone..
Same day voter registration
Felon voting rights
Lenient drug laws
Community Organizing grants
Precisely. The lowest common denominator is the face of the nation.
the living, breathing document, no doubt.
lol...their two “issues” are helping ex-convicts reintegrate into society and of course..global warming!
What a joke
Great. They want to teach the Constitution in high school. Why didn’t our educators ever think of that?
Chuck and Jive Urkel meets the Hip Hop Caucus and yet he won’t meet the Nevada Governor to discuss dissing Vegas.... Dump Urkel in 4!
The circus is in town - and now running the Gov’t!
Hoping for a massive application of the Law of Unintended Consequences.
God help us all.
Buoyed by Barack Obama’s election as president, a group of hip-hop artists and other activists is taking to Capitol Hill — trying to harness the wave of support for Obama among young voters into an ongoing political force.
The group, the Hip Hop Caucus, has a nine-member Washington office — but its real reach comes from its ability to harness the power of hip-hop artists to put a famous face on issues and draw in their young, multicultural fans.
In the next few weeks, the caucus will see a bill it fashioned with Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) be introduced — calling for funding for a one-day voter registration drive and lessons on the Constitution in high schools across the country.
Organizers are working with Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) to gather support for legislation fighting climate change — and singers Solange Knowles and Keyshia Cole have both signed on to help, through the Green the Block campaign.
And the group also reached out to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) to get support for prisoner re-entry legislation that would help former inmates transition back into society...
Putting the Con in Constitution
“Organizers are working with Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass)...”
Maybe they can call up his bro....Biz Markey...and get him involved with the Hip Hop Caucus, too...
“Yoouuuuuuu.....you got what I neeeeeeed”
Obama's not going to be happy to hear that. He's just going to CHANGE it anyway. Will they be taught that the role of the Constitution is to LIMIT the powers of government, not to "give rights" to the people?
Someday, I’d like to move to a planet where the true adults are always in charge. I’m sick of being governed by children.
How about the hip hop caucus working in the community to channel the malcontents so they don't go down a path towards a life a crime.
Less gang banging and hustler playa songs and more about being a MAN.
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