Richard Burton is a Baltimore, Maryland, city council employee and runs the "Believe" campaign. He was a rapper before becoming involved in Martin O'Malley's first Mayoral campaign after meeting him in 1998.
Richard Burton | |
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| Occupation(s) | Rapper, television actor |
When O'Malley became mayor, Burton was involved in his Believe campaign and became the campaign's director in 2002.[1] The Believe campaign aims to reduce drug trafficking, drug violence and drug use in Baltimore.
Burton has also appeared as a recurring character, Sean "Shamrock" McGinty, on the HBO crime drama series set in Baltimore, The Wire.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Shipley, Al (July 26, 2006). "BELIEVE Campaigner Brings Hip-Hop and His Message Into Neighborhoods That Need It Most". Baltimore City Paper. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
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