Shamako Noble is a hip hop artist, cultural organizer, and political theorist from San Jose, California. He was one of the co-founders of the Hip Hop Congress.[1] He was a candidate for U.S. Senate for California in 2016,[2] though he did not actually file to be on the ballot.[clarification needed] He was interviewed by several news stations while he was participating in organizing Romneyville, a protest encampment outside the 2012 Republican National Convention.[1][3][4]
Shamako Noble | |
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| Origin | California, United States |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper, political theorist |
Career edit
Shamako has held several positions in the U.S. Green Party. In 2012 he was the personal assistant of the Green Party VP candidate Cheri Honkala,[4] as well as the executive director the Hip Hop Congress.[3] In 2014 he was the Secretary of Culture in the Green Shadow Cabinet.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Gosa, Travis L.; Nielson, Erik (2015). The Hip Hop & Obama Reader. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-934181-8.
- ^ "GPCA 2016 statewide candidate questionnaire - Shamako Noble, US Senate | Green Party of California (GPCA)". Green Party of California. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ a b Robinson, Circles (2012-08-27). "Green Party VP Candidate Cheri Honkala Joins "Romneyville" Encampment to Give Voice to the Poor". Havana Times. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ a b "A Black, Green and White Talk with Shamako Noble of Hip Hop Congress | Freepress.org". freepress.org. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ Shamako Noble: Secretary of Culture, Green Shadow Cabinet of the United States, archived from the original on 2014-12-05, retrieved 2014-11-27. "The Green Shadow Cabinet of the United States is a civic project not sponsored by or affiliated with any political party." However, it is composed primarily if not entirely of leading members of the Green Party of the United States.