"Young Black voters had better be
careful", argues entertainer Chuck D. "November 2004 is important, but
then there's December 2004, 2005. You don't want this to be an
evaporating-agenda-program after election week is over and everything
goes back to unusual--business as unusual. That's what's got to strike
Black people, or Hispanic people: ?What's going to take care of me in
December 2004?'" he continued. "The voting aspect (has) got to really,
really have a lot of weight to it. And really, it does. Puffy (has) got
a campaign, like ?Vote or Die.' Because, if the present administration
gets another four years, we're the first to go. There's no kind of
international connection with us as a people. And there ain't no
domestic saving grace with us here," he stressed.
Symbolized by the face of certain-to-be-elected Illinois
U.S. Senator Barack Obama, a new cadre of young Black leadership with
ties to the hip hop movement has emerged around the nation, both inside
and outside the Democratic Party. At the Democratic Convention, a
record number of Black faces were seen as keynote speakers, including
several primetime appearances. While this Black youth movement in
national politics is mostly un-measured up until now, it could have
unlimited future potential for change. [more ]
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