Say It Loud: Celebrity Activists Who Speak Out On Social Injustices
- By
Kelly Franklin
Russell Simmons
In the second half of his career, pioneering hip hop mogul Russell Simmons has been an ardent political activist. He is most noted for forming the Hip Hop Summit Action Network, an organization devoted to using hip hop music as a catalyst for education and political advocacy with regards to the empowerment of youth. He was also a public supporter of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
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