Roy Innis to Participate in Hip Hop Discussion

Event:

All Hip Hop Week Social Lounge Panel Discussion
August 9, 2006 7pm

Location:

BB King’s Blues Club & Grill
237 West 42 St, New York, NY

Roy Innis, National Chairman of CORE, will participate in a panel
discussion about the role of hip-hop during the third annual
AllHipHop.com

Week on Wednesday, August 9, 2006 at 7pm.

Mr. Innis has been at the forefront of raising concerns about the
influence of rap and hip-hop on Black culture and the Black community.
He sees the invitation as an opportunity to talk about an art form that is
influencing the destiny of the Black Community.

Innis questions the value of rap and hip-hop on society.
He will raise questions about the growing signs of the negative impact that rap and hip-hop culture have on today’s society.

He accuses the industry of censoring decency and fostering
vulgarity.

The panel discussion is referred to as “The Social Lounge”. Organizers
view it as a venue for discussing issues that affect the hip-hop
industry and the community.

Topics will include: the teenage dropout rate,
artist responsibility in hip-hop, politics 2006, and the business of hip-hop.

Corinne Innis, Publicist
CORE
817 Broadway, 3rd Fl.
New York, NY 10003
(212)598-4000
www.core-online.org