NAACP Urges Image Upgrade in Media

NAACP URGES IMAGES UPGRADE IN MEDIA
[SOURCE: TVWeek, AUTHOR: Ira Teinowitz]
Upset about the way African Americans and especially women are portrayed in music and music videos, the NAACP is unveiling a campaign to get cable TV, radio and music companies and recording artists to "stop demeaning African American images in the media." "There is nothing more influential than the images on radio, TV and the Internet," said NAACP President Dennis C. Hayes. "We want to end the demeaning images." He said the NAACP wasn't blasting media companies because it hopes to work with them and with artists. NAACP wants the artists, record companies and media companies to pledge to do a better job of portraying African Americans.
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* NAACP Launches "STOP" Campaign
http://www.naacp.org/news/press/2007-04-23/index.htm

HIP-HOP'S SIMMONS WANTS TO REMOVE OFFENSIVE WORDS
[SOURCE: Reuters, AUTHOR: Daniel Trotta]
Prominent U.S. hip-hop executive Russell Simmons on Monday recommended eliminating "extreme curse words" from the recording industry. Simmons, co-founder of the Def Jam label and a driving force behind hip-hop's huge commercial success, called for voluntary restrictions on the words and setting up an industry watchdog to recommend guidelines for lyrical and visual standards.
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