Chance the Rapper to Speak at Post-Inauguration NAACP Event in D.C.
Chance the Rapper performs during the Power 106 Presents Powerhouse at Honda Center on June 3, 2016 in Anaheim, Calif.
NAACP's Youth and College division has announced a "People's Inauguration" rally, with the first confirmed speaker to be Chance the Rapper. The rally will take place Jan. 21 at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
Organizers are describing the event as a "gathering of youth activists" in response to political threats from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.
A statement from the NAACP Youth and College division website adds:
The rally will re-unite allies and partners who helped register thousands of new and young voters during the 2016 election with the goal to launch a new era of activism and protest against potential threats from the presidency of Donald J. Trump. During the meeting, attendees will begin collaborating to unite together and stand for a progressive policy agenda in the coming months and years.
The statement names the movement #StayWokeAndFight, as seen via NAACP's tweets. Their website advertises that the "People's Inaugural Ball" is scheduled for Jan. 20 at 7 p.m., a day before the rally, but has not yet released a location.
#StayWokeAndFight! We're rallying @HowardU Jan 21 with @chancetherapper for Peoples Inauguration: https://t.co/aE6kkaoPVX…uguration-jan-21/ pic.twitter.com/pxETjF8my8
— NAACP (@NAACP) December 14, 2016
