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Recent Releases

Hip Hop Caucus in the News

Leah Penniman and Reverend Lennox Yearwood on food, farming, faith, and hip-hop

Hip Hop Caucus Highlights Success of 2024 Respect my Vote! Campaign

Jarnell Stokes, who played basketball for UT, is shifting to writing screenplays

Despite Climate Concerns, Young Voter Turnout Slumped and Its Support Split Between the Parties

Angela Alsobrooks Declared Winner of Maryland Senate Race; First Black Woman to Represent the State

Big Freedia, Mia X, And Lil Scrappy Rally Young Voters With A Political Cypher, Amplifying Black Voices In The 2024 Election

Courting the Climate Vote in Pennsylvania

Viola Davis makes a Pittsburgh stop for Black and brown men voter summit

Hip hop, celebrity and courting Black voters in Pennsylvania

Hip Hop Caucus Launches Star-Studded Political Cypher to Rally Voters

Lil Scrappy, Mia X, Big Freedia & More Team Up For The ‘Respect My Vote Cypher’

Lil Scrappy, Big Freedia, Mia X, Cookie, and more artists partner with Hip Hop Caucus for a Political Rap Cypher

‘We want a country that needs healing’: Hip Hop Caucus CEO and founder

Justice for All: Road-Tested Strategies for Building a Bigger Movement

“Party at the Polls” in Dallas encourages voter turnout

‘Black Tulip’: Action, culture shift in Oakland necessary for Black women’s safety

Black women are leading the fight against polluters in Louisiana — and they’re winning

Hip Hop Caucus Fuses Music and Politics To Intrigue New Black Voters

“Underwater Projects” Premiere – NYC Climate Week

Be A Voice with Wisconsin Voices: The Big Vote, Ray Nitti, Chris Walton, Jasmine Tyler

Hip Hop Caucus “Underwater Projects” Premiere — Art, Activism, and Climate Wake-Up Call — Movie Review

Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit: Fast-Tracking Climate Crisis Solutions

Hip Hop Caucus Premieres UNDERWATER PROJECTS at Climate Week NY

Hip Hop Caucus Premieres ‘Underwater Projects’ in NYC — Sounding the Climate Crisis Alarm in Black Communities in Virginia

Hip Hop Caucus Unveils ‘Underwater Projects’ Film During ‘Climate Week NYC’

Will Young Voters’ Initial Excitement for Harris Build Enough Momentum to Get Them to the Polls?

“Underwater Projects” Premiere – Climate Week NYC

Art, Activism, and Hip Hop Unite: Highlights from the Underwater Projects Premiere Narrated by Wanda Sykes

The Inaugural Forbes Sustainability Leaders List

2024 Hip Hop Caucus RESPECT MY VOTE! Campaign Targets Voters of Color

Hip Hop Caucus Rallies Black Voters With “Respect My Vote!” Campaign Ahead of Crucial 2024 Election

Congressional Black Caucus Is Important: Why Hip-Hop Should Care

Readers React: LNG terminal treats neighbors as a sacrifice zone

Hip Hop Caucus Returns to Howard for 20th Anniversary Town Hall and Block Party

Hip Hop Caucus Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Town Hall and Respect My Vote! Campaign at Howard

Antonique Smith and Rev Yearwood Launch Nonprofit to Mobilize Black Communities on Climate Vote

Music venues become a proving ground for reusable packaging

Katrina Annual Second Line Review

Second line march honors Katrina victims in Lower Ninth Ward

Photos: Hurricane Katrina remembered with healing, march, rally

Hip Hop Caucus Reveals Inaugural ‘Artivist Class of 2024’

Should Katrina’s anniversary be a state holiday? These local leaders think so

City, state leaders push to honor Hurricane Katrina as a Louisiana holiday

New Orleans officials want to make Hurricane Katrina anniversary an official holiday

5 coping tips for Hurricane Katrina’s anniversary

Wanted: Lawyers to help with this year’s election

19th Annual Hurricane Katrina March and Second Line

In His Own Words: Hip Hop Caucus President Says “This Is Our Lunch Counter Moment.”

Beyond The Main Stage: From Church Pews to Museum Halls, Black Spaces and Culture Shine at the DNC

Now Playing Aug. 23-29: Environmental Justice and Zoe Kravitz

Formosa Plastics returns to fight again

A More Perfect Union with Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey

Music Votes coalition reveals first wave of industry partners

Music Votes Coalition Announces First Wave of Partners & Details For Webinar

Rockin’ The Vote Even More: Music Industry Prepares For Election Day With Launch Of Music Votes Coalition

Yearwood: BIPOC Voices in Climate Activism

New climate initiatives from Big Freedia, the Hip Hop Caucus and New Orleans youth

Dawn Richard at Essence Fest

[Opinion] The paradox of public health solutions that worsen climate change

Hip Hop Caucus, Beyond Petrochemicals Bring Culture To Climate Movement Through Free Community-Building Event in New Orleans

Essence Festival on July 4, and more area community news

Press

Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr. discusses the need for liberation at the DC Environmental Film Festival

“Nola Green: So Fresh, Seaux Clean,” A Culture, Climate & Community Event

When The Movement is Strong, The Music is Strong feat. Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.

Music Industry Voting Initiative ‘Music Votes’ Launches

Howard Announces Season Two of University Podcast ‘HU2U’

Music Industry Nonprofits Launch Voting Initiative Aimed at Increasing 2024 Election Turnout

Music Votes: First-ever Industry-wise Voter Engagement Coalition Is Launched!

Music and the Movement

‘Time to Go for the Jugular’: Climate Movement Has New Plan to Destroy Big Oil

Black and Brown Voices Must Shape the 2024 Green Agenda

Collective Climate Action: Inspired Organizing for our Future

How police killings are kept hidden: “We don’t know how many George Floyd’s there are”

Banking Black and Green Campaign Strengthening the Economic Power of Frontline Communities of Color

Hundreds Rally at Capitol with Beyond Plastics to Reduce Waste

Unpaved: Greening the Urban Jungle with Dr. Manuel Pastor and Sissy Trinh | The Coolest Show

‘Hip Hop and the White House’ is a study in symbolic victory

Homegrown singer uses her fame to fight for environmental justice

Environmental Forum: Sharing Our Stories

Qualified immunity: A Necessity or a Tool that Exploits Race and Class?

Environmental Justice, Financial Literacy, and US-Africa Business

EPA limits 4 types of power plant pollution with sweeping rulemaking

Hip Hop Heroes: Battling Climate Injustice

OP-ED: On Earth Day, let’s prepare for the next climate battle

The Power of Black and Indigenous Voices This Earth Day and Beyond

Black-led Organizations, From Outdoor Afro to Justice Outside, Are Fighting for Environmental Justice

Hip Hop Caucus live with The Nikki Rich Show at NAACP Image Awards

Sold Out Screenings and Special Guests Mark a Successful Return for DC Environmental Film Festival

Marginalized Communities Need Big Environmental Wins

Q&A Session with Rev Yearwood on KXAN-CW

EPA Issues Final Standards on Heavy-duty Truck Emissions

Final trucking rule gives industry more time to go electric

EPA Sets Tough Standards on Climate Pollution From Heavy Trucks

EVs Could Meet Biden Climate Goals—Just Not Chinese Ones

Opening Night Eco-Documentaries Set the Pace for Film Festival

Senator Markey, Reverend Yearwood of Hip Hop Caucus Talk Green New Deal Movement on Latest Episode of “The Ed Markey Podcast”

“Environmental Film Festival Begins today in DC”

5 Films to See at the DC Environmental Film Festival (That Aren’t Sold Out)

DCEFF 2024 Lineup: From Otter Love Stories to Environmental Justice Battles

DC Environmental Fest Returns in a Crucial Year

Full list of NAACP Image Awards nominations as Oprah Winfrey’s The Color Purple nabs 16 nods

Hip Hop Caucus hosts ‘Candid with Climate’

A Word … With Jason Johnson Podcast: Green Black Power

Democrats Launch Congressional Hip-Hop Task Force With Aid Of Black Music Action Coalition

Social Justice Now Film Festival Announces 2024 Lineup

55th NAACP Image Awards nominees unveiled

The Light of Dawn Richard: Part 2

Using Hip-Hop to Ignite Political Change

Usher, Ayo Edebiri, Colman Domingo, Victoria Monét Dominate 2024 NAACP Image Award Nominations

Netflix and Amazon Lead Nominee List for the ’55th NAACP Image Awards’

Environmental Justice From a Place of Faith: Christian Leaders Reflect

Year in Climate: 2023

Progress on Diversity in the Green Workforce May Be Stalling, Annual Report Shows

U.N. Climate Conference Closes; D.C. Ramps Up Carbon-Free Vision

COP28 Interviews – Hip Hop Caucus: JaRel Clay

Dear Culture with Panama Jackson: The Best of Blackfessions

COP28, Day 2: The demand for “phase-out” is growing

WATCH: ExxonMobil’s Third Quarter Profits Higher Than 41 Countries’ GDP

Hip Hop Caucus fights to end Louisiana’s environmental injustices

Racial Justice Leaders Call Out Corporations For Reneging On Racial Equity Promises