From the DNC/RNC: It's Bigger Than Hip Hop

After basking in the heated activity (and 100+ degree weather) of the third bi-annual 2008 National Hip Hop Political Convention in Las Vegas, I touched down back in the Sota and read my notes, processed through pictures and got down with of some of the most critical and thoughtful recaps and reflections: Trials of a Hip Hop Educator: My Reflections on the 2008 National Hip Hop Political

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ROCK THE TRAIL REPORTERS

Rock the Vote is proud to announce our 2008 Rock the Trail Reporters.
Check back often to hear their perspectives on the issues that matter most to young people.

De Nishia Yearby has been a renowned journalist in the making since 1995. Growing up in Chicago, Ill. and later moving into a Chicago suburb, De Nishia was able to witness...

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Jocelyn Sida is a 19 year old sophomore at Northland College in Ashland, Wis.. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, Calif. in a Mexican-American home...

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Raldon Lumpkins is a content producer for YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia, a youth media organization based in San Francisco. He is the host of YO!Radio...

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Rebecca "B FRESH" McDonald from St. Paul, Minn., is a Hip Hop and political documentarian, photographer, journalist, feminist, social justice advocate and community activist...

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Sarah Burris was raised in Oklahoma and graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in English Creative Writing with a minor in Peace and Conflict Studies...

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