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...ever paid to hear me talk,” referring to celebrity efforts to influence the voting behavior of young people. But Jehmu Greene, president of Rock the Vote, noted that the work of celebrities such as Springsteen or Diddy (who led the “Vote or Die?? campaign) led to a historic turnout of young voters. Tom Brokaw moderated the event, employing his trademark baritone and witty style to keep the confab of luminaries loose. He pondered “what success I might have had,” if not rejected by the Harvard admissions...
...50’s grandmother’s house, he would watch from his window and marvel at how the beat took control of his relatives as they danced. He recalls how listening to the Notorious B.I.G.’s classic album “Ready to Die?? while pushing crack had a calming effect: “When I was hustling, I would listen to that tape and it would be like Big was sitting right next to me on the bench, kicking what had happened the night before. I could listen to him without losing...
...says she’s mentally prepared for the prospect of dying in combat. “Like my father says, everyone’s going to die. You can’t live your life in fear, afraid to die??you have to actually go out and live life,” she says. “I’ve taken that to heart. It’s true. That’s how terrorists win: they instill fear in people. So if you’re not afraid, they’re not winning...
While the BMF had previously sponsored UC presidential debates that focused on black students’ concerns, its involvement in campus politics became even more proactive last fall. The BMF led the “Vote or Die?? campaign, recruiting candidates to run for the UC and to increase the representation of diversity on campus. Spearheaded by Terry and Azhar N. Richmond ’05, the initiative contributed to the largest voter turnout the UC has ever seen. Vote or Die also provided financial and physical support for winning underdog candidates like Lori M. Adelmen...
...carried on with his life, living with a woman with whom he has several children. He refuses to divorce Terri, which would force him to surrender his legal authority over her. Ironically, the money he has used to pay his lawyers, including renowned “right-to-die?? advocate George Felos, is from the million-dollar settlement awarded in 1992 to pay for Terri Schiavo’s medical care. In effect, the money earmarked to save her life is the very money being used to kill...