Released on: October 16, 2008, 11:16 am

Press Release Author: Rhonda Bunton

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: In the swing state of Ohio, radio personality Basheer Jones
will host an early voting rally at Cleveland State University to encourage young
voters to turn out at the polls; Dr. Cornell West will serve as guest speaker.

Press Release Body: CLEVELAND, OH - On Friday, October 17, 2008, radio personality
Basheer Jones will host an early voting rally for Cleveland State University
students at the Howard A. Mims African American Cultural Center. The event will take
place at 2pm, and Dr. Cornell West will serve as guest speaker. Early voting for
Ohio residents began Tuesday, September 30th and will end Monday, November 3rd, just
one day ahead of Election Day.

Basheer Jones, named one of Cleveland State University's "50 Great African-American
Men", has hosted many rallies this election season at Cleveland-area high schools
and colleges with the hope of getting young voters out to the polls in record
numbers. Jones recently opened at a rally for Democratic presidential nominee Barack
Obama at Tri-C Community College. He has also interviewed Obama's running mate,
Senator Joe Biden, and wife Michelle for Newstalk 1490's "Basheer Jones and Company
Morning Show".

Basheer Jones is an award-winning spoken word artist, motivational speaker, author,
and host of Radio-One Cleveland's "Basheer Jones and Company Morning Show", "Street
Soldiers" talk show on Z1079.9 FM, and is official guest host of the nationally
syndicated "Warren Ballentine Show".


Web Site: http://sites.google.com/site/basheerjonesp

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