YOUNG VOTER LIVE: Summer Chat Series Vol. 1 — TheLoop21.com’s Chloe Hilliard

On Wednesday, July 6th at 6 PM EST, TheLoop21.com’s Chloe Hilliard will be kicking off the League’s “YOUNG VOTER LIVE: Summer Chat Series.” The Former Managing Editor of Vibe Magazine and former writer at the Village Voice will be talking with a group of young leaders from the WI-LYVEF’s Summer Leadership Cohort via Ustream. A long time friend and ally of 99problems.org and LYVEF, Hilliard will share special insights on her own personal leadership style, the state of urban journalism and she will also share professional advice from a young person’s perspective.

Make sure you check in as Chloe Hillard, who moonlights as a comedian in New York’s comedy circuit, is sure to be edutaining.

The event will be broadcasted via Youngvoterlive.com and will be open to the public. Also, make sure you save the date for Wednesday, July 16th, when Jasiri X will be hosting the next YOUNG VOTER LIVE: Summer Chat Series

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Biko Baker

Keri Hilson Teaches Vibe.com’s Chloe Hilliard How to “Clap Clap”

After the jump, there is a video of Keri Baby teaching Ms. Hilliard how to “clap clap.”
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Biko Baker

I’m Sayin’ with Chloé & Hills (Featuring Bilal)

I’m Sayin w/ Chloé & Hills: Season 2, Ep 1 – Bilal from Chloe Hilliard on Vimeo.

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The Editor

The X Fact(her): The Hardest Job in the World

Everyone wants to be a journalist but very few know what the real job of a journalist is. It’s not about two hour lunches, corner offices or red carpet events. Calling yourself a journalist isn’t all about entertainment journalism or blogging about your favorite rapper.

Journalism is a thankless job. You will not make millions, no one really knows your name nor will they value your work.

Everyday around the globe a journalist is killed, kidnapped, tortured or exiled for doing their job. Right now, two American journalists are sitting in a North Korean prison, sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for – of all things – crossing into the country’s border with an assignment.

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Chloe

The X Fact(her): Here Comes The Judge

Peep the Rousing Applause

I know more about Sonia Sotomayor than I do my next door neighbor. Since being announced as Prez Obama’s pick to replace retiring Justice David Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court, her life has been plastered all over the media. The last time I took note of a Supreme Court nominee was Clarence Thomas, whose hearings regarding his tryst with Anita Hill made him a household name.

It’s safe to say the reason why Sotomayor is getting so much coverage is because she is Latina and grew up poor. Period. End of Story.

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Chloe