Hip Hop Caucus demands Reproductive Freedom from the U.S. Supreme Court’s Idaho Emergency Abortion Decision
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus’ Assistant Director of Respect My Vote! Chris Walton issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision allowing the federal mandate that medical care be provided in the case of an emergency to be overturned. “The Hippocratic oath that doctors take is to first do […]
Hip Hop Caucus Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision Upholding Federal Ban on Guns for Domestic Abusers
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus’ Assistant Director of Respect My Vote! Chris Walton issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-1 decision upholding a federal ban on gun possession for anyone protected by a domestic violence court order: “The U.S. Supreme Court’s near unanimous decision to uphold a ban on […]
Hip Hop Caucus Responds To U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision on Gun Bump Stock Ban
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus’ Respect My Vote! Assistant Director Chris Walton issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision reversing a ban on rapid-fire bump stocks, a gun accessory that enables semiautomatic rifles to fire bullets like fully automatic machine guns: “America has a problem that we refuse […]
Hip Hop Caucus Applauds U.S. Supreme Court’s Unanimous Decision Upholding Access to Widely-Used Abortion Medication
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus Senior Director of Campaigns and Advocacy Russell Armstrong issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision rejecting a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s rules for prescribing and dispensing abortion pills: “Our reproductive rights and freedoms, particularly those that reinforce the body autonomy […]
Hip Hop Caucus Statement on the South Carolina Congressional Voting Map Redistricting Case
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus Assistant Director for the Respect My Vote! Campaign, Christopher Walton, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision to reverse a lower court’s decision barring the use of a racially segregated congressional district map in South Carolina that unconstitutionally diluted Black voting power: “The […]
Hip Hop Caucus Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Funding Mechanism
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus Economic Justice Director Stephone Coward issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision upholding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s funding mechanism, rejecting a Constitutional challenge brought by the payday loan industry: “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is an important entity for communities of […]
Hip Hop Caucus Statement on the Louisiana Congressional Voting Map Redistricting Case
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus Assistant Director for the Respect My Vote! Campaign, Christopher Walton, issued the following statement in response to the recent federal district court decision in Louisiana delaying the addition of a second majority-Black Congressional district in the state’s congressional map: “The Black population of Louisiana is being denied a fair, […]
Hip Hop Caucus President & CEO Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. to Deliver Commencement Addresses at Paul Smith’s College and The Piney Woods School
Oldest son River Yearwood a part of Paul Smith’s College spring 2024 graduating class WASHINGTON — Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., the President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus, is set to deliver empowering commencement addresses at two distinguished institutions this May. On May 11, Yearwood will take the stage at Paul Smith’s College to address […]
Hip Hop Caucus Honors Congressional Environmental Justice Champions with 2024 A. Donald McEachin Award
U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Representative Summer Lee awarded for climate and environmental justice leadership WASHINGTON – Hip Hop Caucus, a national nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of art, culture, and community-driven advocacy to advance social justice, recognized Congressional environmental justice champions U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and U.S. Representative Summer Lee (D-PA) with […]
Hip Hop Caucus Responds to EPA’s New Rules for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus’ Senior Director of Campaigns and Advocacy Russell Armstrong issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rules that aim to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants: “Hip Hop Caucus is happy to see these more stringent guidelines for coal plants as well as for […]
