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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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