Russell Simmons

 NY A few months earlier I had met with Russell Simmons, the founder of Diamond Empowerment Fund. I couldn't believe I had found an organization that fit what I was looking for so perfectly. Living in New York I had the opportunity to help an organization ...

By Russell Simmons Some in mainstream media today refer to Obama's "team of rivals." But at GlobalGrind.com, we do not see Hillary Clinton as a rival to Barack Obama. We see Hillary as an Obama supporter and a champion for the change that Obama embodies. If chosen she would be one of Obama's most loyal advocates an...

By Russell Simmons The election of Barack Obama, a resounding progressive voice, is a clear reflection of hip-hop politics, and a beautiful testament to the American collective consciousness that is flowering. The vision of the hip-hop generation and its young people was in full and glorious effect last...

By Ben Arnon The following video features Grammy award winning violinist, Miri Ben-Ari, performing her rendition of the National Anthem. Entitled Stand With Me, this performance is in support of Senator Barack Obama. Supporting this video, and featured in it as well, are Hip Hop mogul Russell Simmo...

By Russell Simmons and Rev. Lennox Yearwood We're able to combine forces to encourage many young Americans to vote in what is probably the most important presidential election of our generation. This is our lunch-counter moment for the 21st century. Russell Simmons: Empowering young people is at the heart of the Hip-Hop Summit Act...

By Russell Simmons Democracy is at its best when all eligible people participate in the process. In the past, there have been too many who did not register to vote and stood by and watched others determine America's political and economic future. As a consequence of the last eight years of President George W. Bu...

By Russell Simmons That's why I'm so excited about a Barack Obama presidency. It's going to be incredibly healthy for this country to address the issues surrounding families with a new voice and a new perspective. I'm also extremely proud of my brother--- while he first became famous as a rapper helping intro...

By The Huffington Post News Team Simmons' solution? Let's ban all the words that upset people -- from the clean versions of hip hop singles. 3) It allows folks like Simmons to keep playing the philanthropist to the wider world without challenging rap artists to really adopt new messages or tell stories in a different way.

By The Huffington Post News Team Take for example the Australian press team which has chosen to use the headline, "Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons has called for the ban of "b***h", "ho" and "n****r" from all rap songs," which stars "snitch" and "bigger", but still prints "no". The Sun-Sentinel goes a similar route with "H...