NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 17, 2008) - H3 Enterprises, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HTRE) President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin Chavis, today joined Russell Simmons and Deepak Chopra in sending an Open Letter to all the U.S. Presidential candidates seeking answers to questions posed by the trio on issues ranging from poverty and economic sustainable development, to the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King's concept of "the beloved community" where all people should be treated equally with mutual respect.
Dr. Chavis stated, "As a publicly traded company, H3 believes in good corporate social responsibility. Thus, it is an honor to join with leaders such as Russell Simmons and Deepak Chopra to call to the attention of those candidates that are campaigning to be the next President of the United States the issues that are important to the Hip-Hop generation who will be voting this year by a record turn out of millions of new voters. Our Open Letter today is focused on the issues that transcend the divisions of the past. A new America is emerging in the consciousness of young people. H3's HipHopSodaShop franchise units will reflect this new responsible youth consciousness both in business and in lifestyle."
"I personally worked with Dr. Martin Luther King and we recall his mission of building 'the beloved community' also involved economic justice and to encourage young people to challenge the vestiges of poverty and unemployment. 40 years later, I am inspired to witness how Hip-Hop is now helping to transform our nation and world," Dr. Chavis further emphasized.
The HipHopSodaShop is a franchise restaurant operation that brings hip-hop music, sports and community involvement to every city where they open. The HipHopSodaShop comes complete with a healthy quick service menu, merchandising, a state-of-the-art recording studio, 30 giant LCD screens, the latest Xbox 360 live video games, and a large area dedicated to competitive on-line video gaming. The HipHopSodaShop in Tampa is over 11,000 sq ft and is a modern-day cultural arts center where many forms of Hip-Hop can be expressed by patrons and embraced by the community. The HipHopSodaShops carry a message of giving back to the community in the forms of empowerment, investment, employment and the arts.
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