HIP-HOP SUMMIT ACTION NETWORK (HSAN) CALLS FOR MILLIONS OF YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2006
 

HSANS HIP-HOP TEAM VOTE TARGETS 18-35 YEAR-OLDS ACROSS AMERICA TO GET OUT THE VOTE
 
New York City, November 2, 2006:  Russell Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Co-Chairmen of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), the worlds largest, non-partisan, non-profit coalition of hip-hop artists and recording industry executives, announced today that HSANs Hip-Hop Team Vote is calling upon millions of youth and young adults to go to the polls and vote across America on Tuesday, November 7, 2006.
 
Hip-Hop Team Vote was established in 2004 by HSAN to register, educate and mobilize millions of young voters, 18-35 years - old, in every state across the United States. Through a combination of print, radio, television, cable and Internet messaging, Hip-Hop Team Vote continues to reach the hip-hop generation about the importance of voting.
 
Russell Simmons, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of HSAN, emphasized, The 2006 national elections are important, and I am encouraged to witness so many young people become engaged in the voting process.  In our democracy, voting is the most American thing we can all do.
 
Dr. Benjamin Chavis, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of HSAN concluded, Our Hip-Hop Team Vote initiative has picked up considerable momentum over the last two years and now we are ready once again to motivate young people to make a big difference in 2006. Hip-Hop is about spitting truth to power and a massive Hip-Hop vote next week throughout the United States will be most welcomed and urgently needed.
 
Valeisha Butterfield, Managing Director of HSAN affirmed, The 2006 national elections are a pivotal time for the hip-hop community.  As trendsetters, who also represent the future leadership of America, it is critical for all of us to vote and make this democracy a better place.
 
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