Hip Hop Pioneers Descend On Detroit For Stop The
Violence Weekend - Event Is Free To All
Detroit,
MI.- Hip Hop Pioneers Kurtis Blow, The Legendary
Grandmaster Jay, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick, MC Lyte,
Whodini, and The Sugar Hill Gang will appear in Detroit
during The 1st Annual Stop The Violence Weekend May
2nd-4th, 2008.
On Friday superstars Kurtis Blow and Grandmaster Jay
along with Detroit Native Nathaniel Abraham are
scheduled to speak to students at three of Detroit�s
middle and high schools prior to a press conference to
address the recent increases in gang behavior and
violence involving Detroit�s youth. The rest of the
hip-hop pioneers will participate in a concert at the
world famous Fox Theater on Saturday night.
With a host of events ranging from a power luncheon with
city officials to appearing on local newscasts to
discuss the causes and solutions of youth violence, to
taking part in a Stop The Violence March, this weekend
of events will culminate in the stars addressing the
City of Detroit youth and spreading the word to a soon
TBD congregation within a church setting on Sunday May
4, 2008.
Event organizer Marshell Lumas of Tellusdetroit.com &
True Infinity Solutions stated, � The time for this type
of event is right now. The very future of our
communities is at stake when the victims and
perpetrators of this senseless violence are our
children. They need to hear this message of hope and
inspiration from the very role models they follow.� The
Stop The Violence Weekend is being presented as a joint
venture between The Better Detroit Youth Movement, The
City of Detroit, and a host of organizations and
sponsors, all united in this effort to reach the youth.
The Better Detroit Youth Movement has been working to
assist the Detroit youth in making better choices,
channeling aggression into positive efforts and
community activism. Not to be confused with The Stop the
Violence Movement, originally formed by KRS One in 1988,
this collective effort is being considered by many as
the blueprint for similar events in other cities across
America. The Stop The Violence Weekend will be presented
as follows:
Detroit Stop The Violence Weekend Schedule of Events:
Friday May 2nd, 2008
� 8:45-9:45am Hip-Hop Speaks: Farwell Middle School
(students only)
� 10:15-12:00pm Hip-Hop Speaks: South Eastern High
School (students only)
� 1:00-2:15pm Hip-Hop Speaks: Highland Park High School
(students only)
Saturday May 3rd, 2008
� 8:00-12:00pm ALR Lupus Walk w/J Dilla Project & Stop
The Violence Youth@ The Detroit Hart Plaza Riverfront
� 1:00-2:00pm City Official Luncheon
� 3:00-6:30pm Detroit City Institutional Visits
� 8:00pm-12am: Pioneers of Hip Hop Concert Fox Theater:
Whodini, KRS-1, Doug E Fresh, MC Lyte, Big Daddy Kane,
Sugar Hill Gang, & Kurtis Blow
Sunday May 4th, 2008
10:00am-1:00pm-The Gospel of Hip Hop: Detroit Church
(TBD)
All events are free to the public.
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