(christianpost.com) Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is pulling all the strings in his effort to appeal to religious voters, uniting top Gospel artists later this month for a weekend concert series on his campaign trail.
Obama is hosting “Embrace the Change! Gospel Series,” which will bring some of gospel music’s top stars to the same stage in three South Carolina cities – Charleston, Greenwood and Columbia – Oct. 26-28 .
The chart-topping artists include Grammy Award winners Mary Mary, Donnie McClurkin and Hezekiah Walker; seven-time Grammy Award-nominee Vanessa Bell Armstrong; Grammy-nominated Deitrick Haddon and Beverly Crawford; Steller Award winner Bryon Cage; Dove Award winner Fred Hammond; and the world’s most famous gospel quartet, the Mighty Clouds of Joy.
“I think that what you’re seeing is a breaking down of the sharp divisions that existed maybe during the ‘90s,” Obama said, according to CNN last week. “At least in politics, the perception was that the Democrats were fearful of talking about faith…” (more…)
Man, throw in free admission followed by a free barbecue (with free tupperware to bring home leftovers) afterwards and I may turn out to vote for him 
. I’m telling you that if this event is not going to be free, it is going to take more than this to get more Black folks to actually go out and vote for him.
Here are a couple of interesting comments I found around the net regarding this move by Obama–
I live in Columbia, SC. Someone just emailed this link to me. Is this story reallty true? Because if it is, I’m joining Obama’s campaign today. Anyone who’s got gospel has got this sister.
I wish I were in SC! He’s got great talented people rooting for him, this is going to be great! He’s certainly bringing back the spirit of the civil rights movement, as well as his own expertise! Obama 08!
Yep! Interesting.
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