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VIDEO: We’ve Got The Power! Who Knew?

November 10, 2008 By Nadir Leave a Comment

Nadir's MTV Street Team '08 ProfileMore than anything, the historic 2008 elections and Barack Obama’s election day victory were a testament to the power and the promise of democracy in the United States of America.  In the face of long lines, dirty politics, threatened voter suppression, and the legacy of racism, the will of the American people ruled the day and made history.

And what was the deciding factor?  Young people and African Americans – two groups that historically don’t exercise the right – discovered politics.

Young folks and black folks have always complained that voting doesn’t change America, and to a degree that’s correct.  Voting by itself has never changed anything. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Ann Arbor, Barack Obama, Choose or Lose, Detroit, Election 2008, Ken Cockrel, Michigan, Michigan Democratic Future, Nadir Omowale, Street Team '08, Westland

VIDEO: We’ve Got The Power! Who Knew?

November 10, 2008 By Nadir 2 Comments

Nadir's MTV Street Team '08 ProfileMore than anything, the historic 2008 elections and Barack Obama’s election day victory were a testament to the power and the promise of democracy in the United States of America.  In the face of long lines, dirty politics, threatened voter suppression, and the legacy of racism, the will of the American people ruled the day and made history.

And what was the deciding factor?  Young people and African Americans – two groups that historically don’t exercise the right – discovered politics.

Young folks and black folks have always complained that voting doesn’t change America, and to a degree that’s correct.  Voting by itself has never changed anything. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blues Talkin' - Staccato Riffs on Culture, Art, Politics & Life Tagged With: Ann Arbor, Barack Obama, Choose or Lose, Detroit, Election 2008, Ken Cockrel, Michigan, Michigan Democratic Future, Nadir Omowale, Street Team '08, Westland

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