With the 2008 election a little less than nine months away, a movement has begun to get the Hip Hop generation mobilized in time for the history making event. On Wednesday, March 12, “Rap Sessions,” a series of town halls held across the country will make a stop at Fairfield University’s John A Barone Campus Center.
Rosa Clemente, a member of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, Black August and The Hip-Hop Caucus; political organizer Angela Woodson, co-chair of the first-ever National Hip-Hop Political Convention in 2004 and director of Faith-based Initiatives for the Ohio Governor’s Office; and hip-hop artist M-1, one half of the innovative hip-hop duo dead prez are all scheduled to appear.
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The panel will be moderated by author, cultural critic, and lecturer Bakari Kitwana (“The Hip Hop Generation”).
“The 2008 Presidential Election is the most important election of this generation’s lifetime,”Kitwana said of this year’s electoral contest.
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He adds that the goal of “Rap Sessions” is to “is to educate youth on their civic rights and responsibilities, and equally important, to help young voters understand ways to place their issues on the national agenda.”
Kitwana is also confident that the Hip Hop generation, if organized can play a crucial role in determining the nation’s next president.
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“The hip-hop voting bloc will be a defining factor in 2008. We want to be sure that our young people are informed on exactly what’s at stake for the hip-hop generation and not be lulled to sleep by the hype of gender, race or simply voting for voting’s sake.”
“Rap Sessions” begins next Tuesday in Boston and concludes at the end of April in Marquette, MI.
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Dates for Rap Sessions:
March 11 Boston, MA
March 12 Fairfield, CT
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March 25 Bethlehem, PA
April 3 San Francisco, CA
April 5 Chicago, IL
April 8 San Luis Obispo, CA
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April 9 Los Angeles, CA
April 18 Milwaukee, WI
April 19 Madison, WI
April 29 Marquette, MI
