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Contact: Julia Pollard – 301 238-4826

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! CAMPAIGN TO RALLY OUTSIDE HOME OF BET EXECUTIVE

Washington DC — Determined to stop the entertainment industry from
portraying negative images of black men and women, the “Enough is Enough!”
Campaign will hold its first rally and demonstration at the Washington DC
residence of Debra L. Lee, Chairman and CEO, Black Entertainment Television
Networks.

The demonstration will take place this Saturday, September 15th, at 1:00
p.m.

A press conference will be held at the site of the rally, 2800 McGill
Terrace, NW, Washington, DC at 2:00 p.m.

Community leaders are fed up with derogatory media images of black men and
women. People of conscience and concern are encouraged to come out in
support of this effort.

The global marketing of negative images and stereotypes has created an
environment in which portrayals of black men as “pimps, players, gangsters,
thugs, drug dealers, etc…,” and black women as “strippers, whores, and
objects for sexual exploitation” are becoming mainstream, acceptable images
in the American popular imagination.

The purpose of the campaign is to protest the commercialization and
marketing of negative and derogatory images of black men and women in the
entertainment industry. Rev. Delman L. Coates, Ph.D., Organizer is
championing this action. Coates said, “The movement recognizes the power of
media and entertainment corporations to shape American attitudes, opinions,
behaviors, and even policies by and about people of color. Music companies
do not equitably apply standards of obscenity for music that is offensive to
blacks as for other groups.”

The campaign contends that many American corporations sponsor, through
endorsements and by advertising on radio and television outlets, artists who
promote negative messages about black people, but would not provide
sponsorship for artists who degrade other interest groups. The campaign
seeks to urge the entertainment industry and their corporate sponsors to be
better corporate citizens.

Weekly demonstrations will be held on Saturdays.

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For more information or to schedule an interview with Rev. Delman L. Coates
regarding this campaign, visit the www.enoughisenoughcampaign.com website or
send an email to: enoughisenoughcampaign@hotmail.com.This email address is
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