Capital X : Fighting the Death Penalty

You are enthusiastically invited to an exciting and educational event on

Wednesday April 21, 2010
at 7:00 PM,

which will feature Rapper, Activist andPublic Speaker,

Capital X.

He will be speaking and performing on the Prison Industrial Complex, the Death
Penalty, and Social Justice. This is definitely a program you won’t want to
miss!! This event will be held in the Nyumburu Cultural Center’s Multipurpose Room (www.nyumburu.umd.edu) on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park on April 21, 2010 at 7:00 PM.

Capital-"X" is a Brooklyn born Puerto Rican who now resides in Newark, New Jersey when he is not on tour fighting against injustice. Spending nearly half of his life trapped within the web of the criminal justice system Capital-"X" transformed himself into a prisoner’s rights activist. A strong opponent of capital punishment Capital-"X" spends much of his time traveling throughout the world speaking and performing to educate and enlighten masses on what he considers to be the truth about a corrupt and unjust legal system. Intertwining facts gathered by years of extensive study in criminology, penology, law, personal experience and
the experiences of fellow captives with hip hop music "X" intoxicates audiences with what he calls “Raptivism”. Called the Voice of the Voiceless, Capital-"X" claims to be the spokesman for over 2.4 million captives held in US prisons. Including the 3,500 men and women condemned to die
by execution.