This past Friday, I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher and one of his panelists was Mos Def. His appearance on the show was one of the best I had seen in a long time and he showed me that some hip hop artists out there still have a social conscience and see the need to address issues of parity and justice. I was particularly heartened to hear him speak on the “Jena 6″ (I’ve posted about this issue before and corporate news media is finally picking up on it so, I won’t retell the story, again). Mos Def spoke of how he planned on heading down to Louisiana to rally for these young brothers.
Today, I read that he has issued an open letter to “African -Americans of influence” asking them to join him in the fight on behalf of these 6 young men who are facing long prison sentences for what was really a simple assault.
Big up to Mos Def! At least he’s doing something meaningful with the platform he’s been given.
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Folks, its the year 2007. It’s time to start getting along with each other. Stop dividing and start uniting.
[...] posted here previously, Mos Def (as well as Bun B) were actually down in Jena as part of the protests. David Banner, while not being able to be in Jena, used his tour as a platform to discuss the [...]
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