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You know you can’t have a Democratic presidential campaign without Common‘s involvement. On Tuesday (August 20), the Chicago MC performed at the United Center to open the second night of the Democratic National Convention in his hometown.
The “Chi-City” rapper hit the stage with Grammy Award-winning Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds to perform “Fortunate.” The song appears on The Auditorium Vol. 1, Common’s recently released, critically acclaimed collaborative album with producer Pete Rock.
Also schedule to perform is iconic Soul singer Patti LaBelle.
The keynote speakers for the evening are scheduled to by Dem royalty and former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama.
And in another example of Hip-Hop’s presence at the DNC, DJ Cassidy brought his Pass The Mic theme by provided the music to the roll call vote. Can we say a DNC roll call vote has never been this entertaining.
Actually, Lil Jon came out to perform during Georgie’s roll call vote, so it’s official.
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The Democratic National Convention kicked off on Monday (August 19) in Chicago, and the early returns suggest that things are off to a roaring start. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez delivered one of the more fiery speeches of the evening, aiming at Donald Trump and his record of busting unions while also praising Vice President Kamala Harris.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was among several Democratic Party stars to deliver standout speeches, including former First Lady and Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Sen. Raphael Warnock, and a spirited showing from President Joe Biden.
Ocasio-Cortez’s speech opened with how just six years prior, she was working as a waitress in New York City after graduating from Boston College. During that time, Ocasio-Cortez worked alongside her mother to fight foreclosure on their home.
As the speech rolled on, Ocasio-Cortez aimed her attention at Donald Trump, attacking the former president on rumored financial cronyism among other digs.
“Donald Trump would sell this country for a dollar if it meant lining his own pockets and greasing the palms of his Wall Street friends,” Ocasio-Cortez said during the speech to loud applause.
She added, “And I, for one, am tired of hearing about how a two-bit union buster thinks of himself as more of a patriot than the woman who fights every single day to lift working people out from under the boots of greed, trampling on our way of life.”
Ocasio-Cortez also used her speech to graciously praise President Biden for his leadership and framed Vice President Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz as champions for the middle class. This too also garnered heavy applause from the attendees at the United Center.
On X, formerly Twitter, the reactions to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s speech at the Democratic National Convention have been plentiful. We’ve got them listed down below.
A video of the speech is posted below, courtesy of PBS NewsHour.
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Senator Raphael Warnock delivered a powerful speech at the Democratic National Convention, drawing praise for his message of unity & defeating Donald Trump from social media users.The first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois was jam-packed with numerous speakers, with Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock giving a rousing speech that hammered Donald Trump over his hawking of $60 “patriotic” Bibles. “Yes, I saw him,” Warnock said to the crowd at the United Center. “I saw him holding the Bible and endorsing a Bible as if it needed his endorsement.” The “God Bless The USA” Bibles referenced were named after the country singer Lee Greenwood’s song. Greenwood is an ardent supporter of former president Trump. “He should try reading it!” Warnock shouted. “It says do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God. He should try reading it. It says love your neighbor as yourself, it says in as much as you’ve done to the least of these, you have done also unto me.”
The reverend of Atlanta’s venerated Ebenezer Baptist Church didn’t stop there. “I choose the American covenant e pluribus unum, out of many one, I choose January 5 [the day he was elected in 2021], I choose a nation that provides a path for ordinary people and give every child a chance,” Warnock told the crowd. He would also touch on the current crisis in Gaza with the Israelis and Palestinians with empathy, closing with: “I need my neighbor’s children to be okay so that my children will be okay. I need all of my neighbor’s children to be okay … the poor children of Israel and the poor children of Gaza … those in Ukraine … I need American children on both sides of the track to be ok”
Senator Warnock’s speech was well-received across social media. One user on X, formerly Twitter, wrote that the speech “Felt like a Martin Luther King Jr. moment”. The senator addressed the impact of his speech in an interview on Tuesday morning (August 20). “As a pastor, as a person of faith, I take great offense with the way in which he is weaponizing the symbols of our great country and also the symbols of the faith, towards this kind of hate,” he said during his appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Check out the reactions to Senator Warnock’s speech below.
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6. Abraham Great
7. Finessa Trilliams
It was a music-packed first night at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, with Jason Isbell, Mickey Guyton and James Taylor all performing at Chicago’s United Center in support of presidential hopeful Kamala Harris. Isbell and Guyton both made their DNC debuts on Monday night (Aug. 19), while Taylor was playing his fifth straight convention in […]
The Democratic National Convention takes over Chicago’s United Center starting on Monday night (Aug. 19), and Mickey Guyton and James Taylor have joined the opening day performer lineup, Billboard has confirmed. Guyton and Taylor will join previously confirmed performer Jason Isbell, who is set to deliver a rendition of his 2015 hit, “Something More Than […]
Jason Isbell will be taking the stage on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday night (Aug. 19), Billboard can confirm. The star will be performing his 2015 hit, “Something More Than Free,” the title track off his Grammy-winning fifth studio album. “I don’t think on why I’m here or where it […]