Hip Hop Congress

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For Obama, celebrity endorsements can boost or back-fire
By Tamara E. Holmes
August 7, 2008 — With such high-profile hip-hop celebrities as Russell Simmons, Sean Combs, and Jay-Z publicly supporting Sen. Barack Obama, many political watchers and hip-hop activists expect the appeal of a black presidential candidate to inspire a higher-than-average turnout […]

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