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DESCRIPTION:Oakland Hip Hop artists and leaders are coming together with youth to 
 organize a first-of-it's kind-peace walk  March 27th, 2010 at Lake Merritt 
 in Oakland, CA during the Oakland Running Festival Twilight 5k. Hip Hop 
 United (a concerned group of hip hop artist dedicated to ending violence) 
 is working with youth from the Ella Baker Center's Heal the Streets 
 Fellowship to organize the peace walk in honor of all homicide victims in 
 our area.  \n\n\nHip Hop Artist Organize Peace Walk on Heal of Anniversary 
 of Oakland Police Killings\n \n OAKLAND, CA- Oakland Hip Hop artists and 
 leaders are coming together with youth to organize a first-of-it's 
 kind-peace walk  March 27th, 2010 at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA during the 
 Oakland Running Festival Twilight 5k. Hip Hop United (a concerned group of 
 hip hop artist dedicated to ending violence) is working with youth from the 
 Ella Baker Center's Heal the Streets Fellowship to organize the peace walk 
 in honor of all homicide victims in our area.   The peace walk comes on the 
 heal of the anniversary of the Oakland police killings.  The peace walk is 
 an arm of of Team Ella Baker in the Oakland Running Festival.  \n \n“We 
 created Hip Hop United to develop solutions that face the Hip Hop 
 generations," shared Shawn Granberry, CEO of watchiphop.com. "You can not 
 solve violence with out having the block mayors at the table.  We represent 
 the streets and we need to be a part of the solution.” \n \nWHAT: Peace 
 Walk during Oakland Running Festival\nWHEN: March 27th, 6:30 pm\nWHERE: 
 Lake Merritt\nWHO: Hip Hop United, Hip Hop Music Channel\n\nThe peace walk 
 will cover the 5k course of the Oakland Running Festival on March 27th, 
 2010 at 6:30 pm.  Along with an local all-star cast of hip hop artist we 
 are organizing host of friends, fans, local officials, ministers, youth 
 organizations, community activist organizations and people who want to 
 promote and work for peace to walk with us. The peace walk is a show of 
 solidarity and a commitment to work together towards solutions that end 
 senseless community violence. \n\nAbout the Ella Baker Center for Human 
 Rights\nThe Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a strategy and action 
 center working for justice, opportunity and peace in urban America. Based 
 in Oakland, California, we promote positive alternatives to violence and 
 incarceration through our four cutting-edge campaigns.  
 www.ellabakercenter.org\nAbout the Hip Hop Music Channel\n The Hip Hop 
 Music Channel, Inc. is the world's first and only truly interactive music 
 television channel focusing on hip hop on the worldwide web and broadcast 
 model where viewers from around the world influence the program line-up. It 
 is the only channel where viewers run the show, and is brought to you by 
 the pioneers of interactive music television who have launched the careers 
 of hundreds of well known artists today. \nwww.watchiphop.com\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/26/18642959.php
SUMMARY:Hip Hop Artists Organize Peace Walk on Heal of Anniversary of Oakland Police Killings
LOCATION:Lake Merritt
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2010/03/26/18642959.php
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