Groups Protest Summer Jam Sponsor
Approximately 35 anti-war activists protested outside the San Francisco office of Clear Channel Communications August 9th and asked that its KMEL-FM radio station remove the U.S. Navy as a sponsor from the annual Summer Jam.
The concert at Mountain View, Calif.’s
The activists claim the Navy is using hip-hop to promote the military to young people of color.
Clear Channel Communications spokeswoman Gabby Medecki reportedly said the decisions were made locally, and the U.S. Navy has been a sponsor of the event for at least 10 of the last 19 years.
