6th ANNUAL BLACK AUGUST BENEFIT CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE: ERYKAH BADU, DEAD PREZ, TALIB KWELI AND BOOT CAMP CLIK TO HEADLINE!

The 6th Annual Black August Benefit Concert will take place Sunday August 10th 2003. The event, which is billed as a celebration of hip-hop and freedom fighters, is being dedicated to political prisoner Sundiata Acoli and will be headlined by Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli and Dead Prez.

6th ANNUAL BLACK AUGUST BENEFIT CONCERT TICKETS ON SALE: ERYKAH BADU, DEAD PREZ, TALIB KWELI AND BOOT CAMP CLIK TO HEADLINE!

The 6th Annual Black August Benefit Concert will take place Sunday August 10th 2003. The event, which is billed as a celebration of hip-hop and freedom fighters, is being dedicated to political prisoner Sundiata Acoli and will be headlined by Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli and Dead Prez."It's a natural part of what I do," Kweli told All HipHop.com "I dont see how anybody cannot support Black August, especially in the face of so much complacency and apathy in our communities, to be responsible for our community is not something that I feel anybody should be applauded for, it's something that has to be done."Taking place at the Brooklyn Cafe at 147 Flatbush Ave. and Tillary St.

In Brooklyn, NY the show will also feature performances by; Boot Camp Clik, Boots from the Coup, Goapele, Rise & Shine, Don Divino and Power 105.1 DJ Tony Touch and DJ Beverly Bond.Black August is a project of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, which strives to support the global development of Hip Hop culture, Our goal is to bring culture and politics together and to allow them to naturally evolve into a unique hip hop consciousness," stated Monifa Bandele, Executive Director of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement."Black August is the medicine needed to cure a lot of social illnesses within the hip-hop community," Hot 97.1 Morning host Sway told Know ThySelf.

"The consciousness spread through music and forums formal or spontaneous is, the balance that is the void in the rap industry. Plus the stage performances are dope and entertaining. Everyone at some point should take a pilgrimage to Black August."In keeping with the tradition of fostering cultural exchanges with other hip hop communities in the world, the Black August Collective along with Erykah Badu will be traveling to Cuba the next day to participate in the 9th Annual Havana Rap Festival, It is more important now more than ever that we support the people of Cuba as they struggle for self-determination and against the attacks of the United States disguised as a war on terrorism," Bandele stated.Doors open at 7 P.M. and the show starts at 8 P.M. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. For ticket information you can call 1-866-757-6795, to find out what Black August is about log onto www.blackaugust.com, for press coverage and credentials please email Rosa, Press Coordinator at, knowthyself@verizon.net.