Hip-Hop Goes To Washington: “State of the Union 2011: Roadmap to Progress” (AllHipHop Special Report) 2011’s Presidential “State of the Union” address may be one of the most important speeches in recent history. America is in the midst of an economic recovery, a costly war still rages in Afghanistan, and crimes and violence, even politically motivated, are at an all-time high across the country.
As President Obama prepares to address the nation on the night of Tuesday, January 25, two influential voices in urban culture and politics will join forces to examine America’s future and the role the Hip-Hop generation plays in it.
Tune in as AllHipHop.com and The League of Young Voters Education Fund partner to host the “State of the Union 2011: Roadmap to Progress” panel and forum on January 25 at The New Organizing Institute in Washington, D.C. The event’s subtheme, “Helping to Plot Your Course,” is focused on the Hip-Hop generation’s personal obligation to understand and participate in the American political process.
“The goal here is to help contextualize Obama’s State of the Union address through a youth perspective,” says Robert “Biko” Baker, Executive Director of LYVEF. “We want to give our generation a greater understanding of how Obama’s address will affect their families and neighborhoods in the years to come.”
“The goal here is to help contextualize Obama’s State of the Union address through a youth perspective,” says Robert “Biko” Baker, Executive Director of LYVEF. “We want to give our generation a greater understanding of how Obama’s address will affect their families and neighborhoods in the years to come.”
"Youth and the Hip-Hop generation are going to have to continue to stay engaged in politics. When Obama was elected, we were motivated, but the follow-through waned because many thought a magic wand would make issues disappear,” says AllHipHop.com CEO Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. “But AllHipHop and LYVEF and others are taking this on in the political arena as well as the community. It’s the only way to have a voice that influences people and policy," Creekmur adds.
Creekmur and rapper Saigon recently visited Baltimore and spoke to at-risk kids at and event called City for Change.
Creekmur and rapper Saigon recently visited Baltimore and spoke to at-risk kids at and event called City for Change.
Invited panelists to the “State of the Union 2011: Roadmap to Progress” include Creekmur and Baker as well as representatives from NAACP, VIBE, Def Jam Records, Rock The Vote, Campus Progress and more. The “State of the Union 2011: Roadmap to Progress” event begins at 8:15PM and will be streamed live on Ustream at http://www.youngvoterlive.com/, along with interactive live discussions on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
“State of the Union 2011: Roadmap to Progress” is also powered by RocktheVote and Cashmere. For more info, visit The League of Young Voters Education Fund.
Click the image below for the the flyer on the event.
Click the image below for the the flyer on the event.
For more information on the State of the Union: Road to Progress and all details surrounding the President’s address, please visit 99Problems.org, YoungVoterLive.com and AllHipHop.com
Relevant Links:
League of Young Voters Education Fund:
www.YoungVoter.org
www.Facebook.com/99theleague
www.Twitter.com/theleague99
www.YoungVoterLive.com
AllHipHop.com:
www.AllHipHop.com
www.Facebook.com/AllHipHopcom
http://www.Twitter.com/AllHipHopcom
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