COMDEX
Fall
2002
is
arguably
the
biggest
convention
in
the
world.
It
is
definitely
the
can't-miss
premier
technology
show
anywhere
in
the
world.
All
week
long
I
reported
on
this
major
tech
event
with
the
hope
of
educating
and
encouraging
more
of
us
(people
of
color)
to
participate
in
industry
trade
shows.
Award-winning
journalist
Lee
Hubbard
who
has
written
extensively
on
urban,
national
and
cultural
affairs
writes
about
the
impact
of
the
hip-hop
vote
in
politics.
When
legendary
hip-hop
icon
LL
Cool
J
recently
endorsed
New
York
Republican
Governor
George
Pataki
over
the
Democratic
Party
nominee,
who
is
Black,
it
surprised
many
in
New
York
state
politics
and
the
civil
rights
community.
This
is
the
first
of
a
three-part
series
discussing
the
efforts
to
undermine
the
expansion
and
freedom
of
speech
on
the
Internet.
There
are
only
two
types
of
real
power
in
America;
the
power
of
The
Ballot
and
the
power
of
The
Dollar.
The
purpose
of
this
series
is
to
educate
and
motivate
the
online
community
into
utilizing
their
power
to
take
positive
action
and
protect
their
Constitutional
privileges
and
rights
on
the
Net.
Our
stated
purpose
in
implementing
the
BDPA-Nevada
"Get
Out
The
Vote"
campaign
was
to
educate
our
members
and
potential
voters
about
the
upcoming
ballot
issues
and
hopefully
motivate
them
to
become
active
in
effecting
positive
change
in
our
communities.
Voting
is
such
a
simple
act
to
have
such
a
powerful
impact.
Everybody's
talking
about
Nevada's
entry
into
the
online
gaming
industry
and
the
mega-casino's
intent
to
pour
as
much
money
into
the
Internet
as
they
did
into
transforming
the
world
famous
Las
Vegas
Strip.
There
has
been
a
lot
of
misinformation
and
rumors
surrounding
whether
its
a
go
or
not.
Well,
Here's
The
Real
Deal!
It
is
our
stated
corporate
goal
to
assist
African
Americans
and
people
of
color
in
the
achievement
of
social
and
economic
equality
on
the
Net.
Our
strategy
in
achieving
that
goal
is
to
regularly
cross-post
articles
of
interest
as
they
relate
to
positive,
proactive
and
educational
information
that
may
help
someone
of
color
get
a
leg
up
in
life.
Here
are
just
two
examples
of
the
kind
of
knowledge
that
can
be
found
in
newsgroups
and
listserves.
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