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Barack Obama campaign to hold fundraiser at the Apollo

by theGrio | January 7, 2012 at 4:38 PM
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It’s “showtime” for the Obama campaign, which will hold a fundraiser/concert at Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater January 19th.

According to the invite, donors who pony up between $100 and $5,000 dollars (or who raise $25,000 for the Obama Victory Fund), will enjoy a concert by Al Green and neo-soul singer India.Arie.

The invite indicates the president will be in attendance.

Vice President Joe Biden is getting in on the act too, attending a fundraiser cohosted by Obama for America and the African-American Leadership Council on January 13th in Philadelphia.

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