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THE ELECTION OF BARACK OBAMA TO BE THE 44TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACHIEVED WITHOUT A RECORD PARTICIPATION OF AFRICAN AMERICAN VOTERS. DESPITE AN EMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN VICTORY CELEBRATION IN CHICAGO, OBAMAâÃÂÃÂS SUPPORT IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS NEITHER UNANIMOUS NOR UNCONDITIONAL, WITH MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS VOUCHING FOR OTHER CANDIDATES OR NOT VOTING AT ALL. LAST SUNDAY, THE COMMITTEE TO ELIMINATE MEDIA OFFENSIVE TO AFRICAN PEOPLE, OR CEMOTAP, HELD AN EVENT ADVERTIZED AS âÃÂÃÂTHE GREAT HARLEM DEBATEâÃÂàAND TITLED âÃÂÃÂTHE OBAMA ELECTION, WAS IT GOOD FOR BLACK PEOPLEâÃÂÃÂ. THE EVENT WAS ALSO A FUND RAISER FOR THE DEFENSE OF POLITICAL PRISONER, DR. MUTULU SHAKUR. WBAI ATTENDED AND FILES THIS REPORT: