Missy Elliott Goes to the Polls in Miami.

MIAMI -- Hip-Hop Summit Action Network

WHO: Multi-platinum superstar hip-hop artist/producer Missy Elliott

WHAT: After 33 days and 26 cities in 10 states on the road, The
    Hip-Hop Team Vote GOTV Bus Tour, a national joint effort by HSAN
    and America Coming Together (ACT) to increase youth voter turnout
    in the presidential election, tomorrow November 2nd, the southern
    Bus will pick up youth from all over the Miami area and take them
    to the polls. Missy Elliott will get on the Hip-Hop Team Vote GOTV
    Bus and drive with some of the kids to a polling place where she
    will encourage young people to stay in line and remain motivated
    to place their votes.

    Elliott's work on Election Day is the continuing work of the
    Hip-Hop Summit Action Network to empower young people--the hip-hop
    generation--to make a difference by voting. Organized by Russell
    Simmons and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, the process over the past 17
    months has included 26 Hip-Hop Summits where hundreds of thousands
    of new voters were registered. The Hip-Hop Team Vote GOTV Tour in
    the last 33 days held bus stop rallies, GOTV training sessions,
    community canvassing, town hall meetings and university campus
    mobilization events in a grass roots campaign involving the
    participation of BET, MTV and urban radio stations in each market.
    In true hip-hop fashion, DJS and artists participated in various
    cities including the likes of Russell Simmons, Reverend Run, P
    Diddy, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Damon Dash, Doug E. Fresh, Styllion,
    J-Kwon, Wyclef Jean, Tyson Beckford, Danny Glover, Omarosa
    Manigault Stallworth, Remy Martin, Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Juelz
    Santana, 8-ball & MJG, Freeway, Peedi Cr! akk, Nick Cannon, Loon,
    Luke Skywalker, and Mr. Cheeks.

WHERE: Arcola Park, Precinct 252, 1680 NW 87 Street; Miami, FL; 33147

    Bus will pull up in front of polling center.

WHEN: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2004. Press should arrive at 3 p.m.

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