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Dream Defenders Out ‘Vote or Die’ Diddy

By Warren Rojas
Posted October 16, 2014 at 4:41pm

Back when he was still somewhat culturally relevant, Sean “INSERT NONSENSICAL NICKNAME HERE ” Combs attempted to herd disenchanted youth into the election booth by spearheading the hyperbolic “Vote or Die” project.  

A band of Florida-based activists known as Dream Defenders is sounding a similar alarm leading into the upcoming midterms. But its message is deadly serious.

DD, which rose to prominence in the aftermath of the killing of unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin, is urging minorities to protect themselves from future gun violence via the provocative “Vote or Vest” campaign.  

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