THE BLACK COLLEGIAN has published a feature interview with U.S. Senator Barack Obama, and made available for free download and reprint, with illustrations, for Web or paper publication.
The complete feature comprises an original interview with Senator Obama, discussing political participation by African-American college students and youth voters generally, as well as companion charts prepared by the nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization, CIRCLE: The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.
Among the topics, the Senator discusses strategies of student bloc-voting in areas surrounding Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), charges that the Democratic Party takes African American voters for granted, and advice for young people wishing to become active in the political realm.
The article is part of a nonpartisan GOTV effort promoted by TBC in collaboration with Black College Wire, a nonprofit journalism education organization and free newswire source for HBCU publications and other media. The interview was conducted jointly by Alexia Robinson of Black College Wire, and Stewart Ikeda of TBC and IMDiversity, Inc. The feature will also be seen in the paper edition of The Black Collegian, which is distributed to students for free on college campuses nationwide, primarily through career and student services offices.
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