New York Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Def Poetry Jam Founder Danny Simmons(and brother of Def Jam/Phat Farm founder Russell Simmons) launched "A Culture of Respect" at an event last week in Brooklyn.
The co-chairs of the movement signed an oversized pledge last Wednesday at W.E.B. DuBois High School in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Objectives of the school-based movement are to:
• Create a portfolio of values-positive hip hop media
• Get students, community leaders, and other to sign a personal pledge to “Ban the N, B and F Words”
• Compete for valuable college scholarships
• Personally turn the tide against intolerance, hate and violence in New York City.
Read more about A Culture of Respect
Sunday, February 03, 2008
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