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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

And the McCain campaign is going to challenge every last one of them
Posted by Jill | 8:37 AM
Does anyone honestly believe that the McCain campaign won't challenge 50,000 new registrations collected by the Hip-Hop Caucus?

Washington, D.C (September 19th)- Radio One, Inc. (www.radio-one.com) along with the Hip Hop Caucus - Respect My Vote Campaign (www.hiphopcaucus.org) is planning to set a World Record by registering more than 50,000 eligible persons in one day during the “One Vote” National Registration Drive Tuesday, September 30th from 6:00am to 9:00pm.

Working with Radio One in 15 cities across the country that include Atlanta, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Philadelphia, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, Richmond and Washington DC, the Hip Hop Caucus will attempt the first ever one-day 50,000 person voter registration drive through live call-ins, online and on-site registration, in anticipation of November’s presidential election.

““Radio One has been committed for more than 25 years to the community and nothing is more important than being able to exercise your right to vote. Voting is the most fundamental of all of our rights as American citizens,” explains Barry Macon, Corporate Director of Marketing.

52 Radio One Inc stations across 15 cities will each broadcast live from one central location allowing registrars to register eligible voters on site. This nationwide voter drive is a joint effort between Radio One, Inc and Respect My Vote creator, Reverend Lennox Yearwood, also co-creator of the 2004 campaign "Vote or Die" with Sean "P Diddy" Combs. The initiative looks to bring the large number of African Americans, ages 18-29, who did not attend college out to the polls to participate in this year’s presidential election.

“We are committed to building awareness to the “Respect My Vote” Campaign,” explains Hip Hop Caucus CEO, Rev. Yearwood. “Our partnership with Radio One will help push the importance of registering to vote in this year’s presidential election to the more than 8 million unregistered African-Americans eligible to vote nationwide.”

About

Radio One, Inc. (www.radio-one.com) is one of the nation's largest radio broadcasting companies and the largest radio broadcasting company that primarily targets African-American and urban listeners. Radio One owns and/or operates 53 radio stations located in 16 urban markets in the United States. Additionally, Radio One owns Magazine One, Inc. (d/b/a Giant Magazine) (www.giantmag.com), interests in TV One, LLC (www.tvoneonline.com), a cable/satellite network programming primarily to African-Americans and Reach Media, Inc.

About

The Hip Hop Caucus (www.hiphopcaucus.org), a Washington, D.C. based bi-partisan community organization has created the “Respect My Vote Campaign” and is being endorsed by Hip Hop star T.I. The brainchild of Rev. Yearwood, co-creator of the 2004 campaign "Vote or Die" with Sean "P Diddy" Combs, The Respect My Vote campaign targets African Americans ages 18-29 who did not attend college. Statistics show only 7% of African Americans 18-29 who did not attend college, voted this past Super Tuesday and this is a target audience that is not being pursued by either campaign. Rev. Yearwood was also the Political and Grassroots Director for Russell Simmons' Hip Hop Summit Action Network, and a Senior Consultant to Jay Z's “Voice Your Choice” initiative. Through the use of the celebrity spokespeople and grassroots voter registration initiative, the Hip Hop Caucus looks to urge young African Americans to register and vote in November.


Just make sure that there isn't so much as a missing dot on an "i", there, folks. Because the Republicans are going to try to find something on every last one of these registrations.

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