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David Banner - The outspoken rapper said that he hopes the hip hop generation will take something away from the OWS movement."For me, to see Americans fight is something that I'm so very proud of," Banner said. "Whether I speak or am on camera or not really don't matter to me. I wanna watch, I wanna be a part of, I wanna feel,” he said. (Photo: John Ricard / BET)

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Raheem Devaughn - Washington, D.C.’s homegrown soul singer was arrested alongside Dr. Cornel West on the steps of the Supreme Court while showing his support for the cause. “The message is: Wake up. This can be you. My parents are older, so I have a mom who struggles. It gets tight at times. I have a father who has health issues and battles cancer and wonders if he can pay for his treatment,” he told BET.com. (Photo: Courtesy nocureforthat.org)

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Sean Lennon - The son of legendary musician John Lennon visited the protests and, ironically, played a cover of the Madonna song, Material Girl, for the protesters. (Photo: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)

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Alec Baldwin - The actor and funny man got serious about the issue on his Twitter account. “OWS needs to coalesce around some legislative policy. The "occupy" strategy may be an effective one. But what can each entity agree on?” he tweeted. (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

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Don King - The legendary boxing promoter said he supports the protests because he hasn’t forgotten where he came from. "...I feel their pain. I empathize, sympathize and commiserate with them,” King told BET.com.“Don King was poor, underprivileged, downtrodden. I just refused to accept the mantle of poor and poverty, so I fought to make it,” he says. “And you can make it too.” (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Kanye West - Although the Occupy Wall Street Movement supports empowering the "99 percent" of Americans that are suffering under the stress of a bad economy, these activists, entertainers and famous members of the monied elite have all showed their support for the protests.Rapper Kanye West was recently seen out and about at the New York protests with mogul and friend Russell Simmons.(Photo: Terrence Jennings/Picturegroup)

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Russell Simmons - Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons has made several visits to the Occupy Wall Street protests and although he has an estimated net worth of $340 million, Simmons says he understands the message of the movement. “They’re at Wall Street because Wall Street runs our government and they’d like to,” Simmons said. “Simple idea, power to the people. It’s not a difficult idea, that we get the special interests and the money out of Washington.” (Photo: Terrence Jennings/Picturegroup)

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Lupe Fiasco - Lupe has declared his dedication to the movement. “I plan on supporting the #Occupy movement from now forward in whatever capacity I can,” he said. “In the short term I plan on giving my total focus to both #occupyChicago and #occupyLA but I am making myself available to any and all #Occupy movements no matter the size or circumstance. I hope the #Occupy movement becomes institutional and a permanent fixture of the social and political landscape of America. God willing,” he told BET.com.(Photo: Jeff Daly/PictureGroup)

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Rev. Al Sharpton - Sharpton used the platform of his new MSNBC show to lend a hand in spreading the message of the protesters when he broadcast from Wall Street on Monday."We are here today because we agree 1% should not be controlling the (nation's) wealth," Sharpton said on his nationally syndicated radio program from Zuccotti Park in Lower Manhattan. "These (demonstrators) are regular people trying to feed their families, trying to pay their rent and mortgages, trying to survive."(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Talib Kweli - The rapper stopped by the protests for an impromptu concert where he debuted his latest politically charged rhymes. "Skip the religion and politics, head straight to the compassion," he rapped. "Everything else is a distraction."(Photo: Splash News)

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Rep. Charles Rangel - Rangel empathized with the protesters and brought their concerns to the House of Representatives.“Now when we see young people on Wall Street and the Wall Streets around this country being ridiculed for protesting because they have no leaders or organized cause, we should remember that neither is America’s pain or concern organized,” Rangel said. “People are mad as hell. They really think that they have been let down. They work so hard to succeed in this great country. In my opinion, the greatest thing about America is not what you achieved; it’s having the hope that you can make it in America.”(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Mayor Kasim Reed - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says he understands the concerns of the protesters despite his eviction of Occupy Atlanta protesters from the city’s Woodruff Park. "I'm really OK with it because I think the country needs more passion, and it needs a big fight," Reed said.(Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Bun B - The Houston hip hop legend has lent his influence to the Occupy Houston protests. "This is something that I think everybody at some point and time should be concerned about as a resident of Houston and as a citizen of the world," he said.(Photo: Isaac Brekken/Getty Images)

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Ben and Jerry’s - The popular ice cream company is the first high-profile corporation to lend its support to the movement. “The issues raised [by the protesters] are of fundamental importance to all of us,” the company said in a statement and asked customers to “support this call to action and are honored to join you in this call to take back our nation and democracy.”(Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Ben & Jerry's)

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Michael Moore - The activist and filmmaker says he is excited that so many people are finally on board with issues he has been trying to bring awareness to for years. (Photo: AP Photo/Stephanie Keith)

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Samuel L. Jackson - The star said he’s happy to see young people taking a stand for their beliefs. “I’m really glad when I look at those kids on Wall Street and I think, ‘Finally, someone got up and did something’. We used to be on the streets in the ’60s,” he said recently on The View. “There’s no use laying there at home going, ‘I don’t have a job’. You gotta say something.”(Photo: Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

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Danny Glover - The acting legend and activist has made his way down to the protests in Los Angeles and rallied the crowds to fight for change.  “We have to stand up as our brothers and sisters have stood up. In Haiti. In Tiananmen Square. In Egypt. We will stand up and accept nothing less than a change! Right now! For the future of our children, and the children of the world. We have to stand up for the precious Mother Earth,” he said to the crowds. (Photo: Francois Durand/Getty Images)