Dr. Benjamin Chavis Signs On To Head The HipHopSodaShop

Social activist Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis has been hired on to head a new hip-hop concept, called the HipHopSodaShop, launching in St. Petersburg, Florida. According to the Miami Herald, Chavis -- co-founder of the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network with Russell Simmons -- has taken over as the chief executive of H3 Enterprises, the parent of HipHopSodaShop, which plans to open its first store of a worldwide chain in St. Petersburg later this year. The chain of stores hope to bring together hip-hop music, gaming and healthy food with an ethos of community investment. According to the paper, Chavis said hundreds of thousand dollars will be invested in the location, but didn't specify an exact number.

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