From The New York Times…
An Online Movement to Help D.J. Kool Herc
By David Gonzalez
The minute Jeff Chang heard that the pioneering Bronx hip-hop D.J. Kool Herc was having health problems, he knew it was time for payback. Mr. Chang, a prolific writer on politics and culture, was honored when Herc wrote the introduction to his hip-hop history book “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop.” But this week he was alarmed that Herc, born Clive Campbell, was in financial straits because his lack of medical insurance was complicating his treatment for kidney stones.
Mr. Chang worked quickly and for free to set up a Web site to collect donations to the D.J. Kool Herc Fund.
“He has given so much to make our lives better,” Mr. Chang wrote on the site. “Let us do the same for him.”
Apart from addressing the immediate medical and financial issues, Herc hopes to use his predicament to bring attention to the lack of insurance and affordable health care.
“Now we are fighting for health care not just for me, but for everyone,” Herc is quoted as saying on the Web site. “I see this as another quest for me to shine light on a sensitive issue for the community.”
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