MEDIA ADVISORY--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Oct 3, 2004--Hip-Hop Summit Action Network:
WHO: Dr. Benjamin Chavis, President/CEO of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network, platinum selling hip-hop recording artists Memphis Bleek, Freeway and The Ying Yang Twins, Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D-OH)
WHAT: The Hip-Hop Team Vote GOTV National Bus Tour, launched from Washington, DC this past Friday with 2 buses, one heading to the South and one heading to the Midwest hitting 26 cities in 33 days in 10 states, arrives in Cleveland today to the heart of the poorest section of the city, a city designated as having one of the largest impoverished populations in the United States. With the state of Ohio being one of the key states in the upcoming presidential election, this Get Out The Vote street rally will bring national attention to the issue of poverty and the need for this issue to be a priority for the presidential candidates. Over the last four years, the national poverty level has increased by 1.4 million people. The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and its Hip-Hop Team Vote national campaign has been working across the state of Ohio in coalition with America Coming Together (ACT), local branches of the NAACP and the Urban League and with urban radio stations to increase youth voter registration to an unprecedented level. The purpose of the Hip-Hop Team Vote GOTV Bus Tour is to increase youth voter turnout on November 2nd.
WHERE: The bus will be parked for the rally at the corner of 55th Street and Chester in Cleveland
WHEN: Sunday, October 3rd, 3pm EST
The Hip-Hop Summit Action Network was co-founded in 2001 by hip-hop impressario Russell Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis. It is a non-profit, non-partisan coalition of hip-hop artists and music industry executives, dedicated to using the power of hip-hop culture for youth empowerment and positive social change. For more information on the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network and the Hip-Hop Team Vote GOTV Bus Tour, go to www.hsan.org.
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