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R E S P E C T M Y V O T E ! TO R A L LY V O T E R S The Black Stars News 2015 Annual O Awards F C ODinner F O RMayor L O will R honor PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

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David Dinkins, Rep. Charles Pioneering producers Stephen HIP HOP CAUCUS, announced “For the past 16 years, Respect Campaign to innovatively reach Rangel, Rep. Yvette Clarke, Byrd and Alia Jones, through their recently the launch of their national My Vote! has been dedicated to target voters across the nation. R. Donahue Peebles, Barbara and returning citizens right to company Front have RowaProduction, nonpartisan award-winning Respect educating and mobilizing voters Established in 2008, the Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina vote in some states. As a part of the brought “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” My Vote! Campaign for the 2024 of color,” Rev. Lennox Yearwood multifaceted and integrated voting Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen Respect My Vote! Campaign, Hip and “A Streetcar Named Desire” presidential election. This year’s Jr., President and CEO of Hip Hop campaign provides voter education, Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Central Hop Caucus’ voting tool iscast geared with a multi-ethnic to campaign will focus on economic, Caucus said. “We will continue to voter registration, get-out-the-vote Park Five survivors of gross injustice toward helping returning citizens Broadway. In 2016 they bring civil rights, climate change, do this crucial work, and help our activities, voter protection, and issue on December 18 from 6:00pm – determine if they with are eligible vote. “Eclipsed” Oscar to Winner and environmental issues that communities decipher the evolving advocacy, with a special focus on 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, 46 West The voting tool is designed to inform Lupita Nyong ’O to Broadway. disproportionately affect Black and voter laws across the country. This returning citizens. Returning citizens 116th Street. returning citizens about voting brown communities. The core of Honorees, thewalks so-called rights for all states, eachCentral user “Each chosen for Respect My honoree Vote! campaign is using Park 5, are collectively andand through their potential eligibility, demonstrated voting recognition as a meanshas of addressing the individually They Ifare provides resourcesheroes. to register. the exceptional leadership and vision in problems that plague communities survivors of one of the ugliest David Dinkins Charles Rangel user is not in fact eligible to vote, the her or his respective profession or of color. miscarriage of justiceexactly in New York’s tool outlines and explains endeavor and in some significant majority. She now leads The was a member of the New York why. history; having been railroaded measure has contributed towards and unjustly convicted for a crime “….campaign will Transformative Justice Coalition. City Council, representing the creating a more just society in this th theythe didHip notHop commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive 40 council district in Brooklyn, This year, Caucus focus on economic, country,” says Black Star News they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee succeeding her mother, Una S. kicked off the Respect My Vote! andclimate publisher Milton civilfounder rights, th ranging from seven years for Civil Rights Under the Law. T. Clarke. In the current 114 Tour in New Orleans on August to 13 years Allimadi. “Obviously much work before being exonerated when the change, and Congress Clarke serves on Inez Barron, honoree, formerly a31. The tour is aimed at bringing needs to be done here and actual rapist confessed. They are: the Energy and Commerce environmental State Assembly member, is nowcommunities together and help with around the world.” Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond Committee, responsible for a New York City council membervoter education and registration. issues…” The gala starts at 6:00pm with a Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin consumer protection, food and a champion of education for Respect My Vote! Tour will make cocktail hour to be followed by the Richardson, and Kharey safety, energy development, public the following stops with others toWise. our youth. For more thanand 15awards years, Hip Hop dinner ceremonies. There health, communications, the still beThe added: Black Star News, which focuses Caucus has hundreds by Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is  October 1: Houston, TX will bemobilized musical entertainment environment, and interstate and on investigative journalism, has of thousands of people of colorDouglas to a legendary radio talk show host  October 1: Milwaukee, WI opera singer Cassandra international commerce. been featured as a result of some if vote. As part of Hip Hop Caucus’ and executive producer, radio DJ, October 3: Norfolk, VA and from harmonica phenomenon its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is Respect My Vote! campaign, poet, songwriter, music recording October 8: Detroit, MI William Galison. Davidthey Dinkins is York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of aim tohonored collect 50,000 voter pledges artist and producer, rapper, writer October 10: Houston, TX for Lifetime Achievement Post, The Village Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He began and register 25,000 — he was Newvoters York across City’s first  November 1: Durham, NC Content magazine. African American-owned real target African states. These markets include his career as a radio DJ in Buffalo American mayor and also estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Past Black Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s Formed welcomed Nelson Mandela to the in 2004, the Hip Hop of properties under development Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, have included: Gil Noble (Like It been a talk show host at WBLS and city after his release in 1990. Caucus is a non-profit, non-partisan or cycle management was one — those Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad election is one of— thehemost whoradio have in previously been WLIB New York City. Heorganization that leverages Hip Hop Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored thecountry pioneering developerswho Alabama, and Wisconsin. This will O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, pivotalofour has ever faced, incarcerated of aradio felonytalk also hasoraconvicted Friday night culture to encourage young people for Lifetime Achievement, has around and revitalize — is a show be accomplished through relational, Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), and wehelped will doturn all we can to make key demographic on WBAI. for this to participate in the democratic served in Congress since 1971. He is once-blighted digital, and influencer organizing, Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel voting the accessible for all.”Anacostia year’s campaign. Honoree Sabrina Lamb, founderprocess. Through a collaborative recipient neighborhood in Washington, D.C. events,a and more.of The Bronze medal for Larrieux (Entertainer), Dr. William of World of Money, is a champion leadership network, Hip Hop Caucus helping save soldiers behind enemy A champion African-American Currently, Pollard (Medgar Evers College), Hip Hop Caucus isof a voter there are a number of of financial literacy for youth-- sheaddresses core issues affecting line during the Korean War. economic empowerment Peebles’ Americans is Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba engagement partner for BET Media who believe they have “…they aim to collect teaches knowledge about handlingunderserved communities. Hip Hop contemplating a possiblewhich run for NYC Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic Arinde (Amsterdam News), La-Verna Group’s ‘We VOTE’ campaign lost their right to vote due to the fact money, budgeting and planning. Caucus programs and campaigns 50,000 voter pledges mayor voters in 2017. member of the US House of Fountain (Columbia University), will mobilize across digital, that they have a felony conviction, support solution-driven community Dr. Rudy Crew, honoree, is one of from New andRepresentatives register 25,000 Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy social,Honoree and streaming platforms. when in fact that is not the case. Barbara Arnwine, civil organizing led by today’s young th the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9 district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local This partnership further amplifies Having previous convictions does rights lawyer, is a champion of voters across target leaders. much of central Brooklyn. Before Hip Hop 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National Caucus’ Respect My Vote! not always result in voting ineligibility president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rights of ethnic states.” entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging

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