Hip Hop Caucus Nominated in Two Categories for the 55th NAACP Image Awards
Nominations bestowed to investigative series ‘Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast’ and short film on urban flooding ‘Freshwater’ WASHINGTON – Hip Hop Caucus is honored to receive two nominations for original projects as part of the 55th NAACP Image Awards. Hip Hop Caucus’ groundbreaking podcast series, ‘Official Ignorance: The Death in Custody Podcast,’ is […]
Hip Hop Caucus Applauds the Biden Administration Pause to LNG Exports that will Halt Planet Killing Fossil Fuel Developments
The Caucus also celebrates the tireless efforts of frontline groups to push the Administration to stop exports WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus President and CEO Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. issued the following statement in response to the Biden Administration’s announcement to pause Liquid Methane (“Natural”) Gas exports: “This is a momentous decision and a […]
Hip Hop Caucus Statement on the Anniversary of Tortuguita’s Tragic Death and the Ongoing Criminalization of Protest
WASHINGTON—Hip Hop Caucus deeply mourns the loss of Tortuguita, a fearless environmental activist and a prominent figure in the Stop Cop City movement, who was killed one year ago today. Manuel Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita, was shot at least 14 times by police, leaving 57 wounds. Tortuguita’s death at the hands of Georgia […]
Hip Hop Caucus Statement on the Discovery of 215 Bodies behind a Hinds County, Mississippi Jail
Today, Hip Hop Caucus’ Campaigns Manager Marsha Gosier issued the following statement in response to the alarming discovery of 215 multiracial bodies in unmarked graves near Jackson, Mississippi: “Hip Hop Caucus stands in solidarity with civil rights attorney Ben Crump and the families of Dexter Wade, Marrio Moore and Jonathan Hankins by calling for a […]
Hip Hop Caucus Applauds the EPA’s Decision to Prioritize Vinyl Chloride and Other Toxic Chemicals for Risk Evaluation
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus President and CEO Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. issued the following statement in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s announcement to prioritize vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical central in plastic production and at the root of the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio earlier this year: “The Environmental Protection […]
Hip Hop Caucus Statement on COP 28 Agreement to “Transition Away” from Fossil Fuels
The first-of-its-kind agreement, signed by more than 200 nations, needs to be strengthened, and requires action to hold elected officials accountable DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – After nearly two weeks of contentious negotiations, nations at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly known as COP28, have signed a historic agreement to “transition away” from […]
Global call for United States to change course on LNG at COP28 climate talks
300+ groups demand Biden stop new permits and dirty diplomacy DUBAI, UAE — Over 300 organizations from over 40 countries across the globe released a letter today calling on the Biden Administration to abandon its support for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) at COP28. The groups are demanding a stop to the permitting of new facilities […]
Hip Hop Caucus Outraged at Voting Rights Act Attack from 8th Circuit Court of Appeals
WASHINGTON — Today, Hip Hop Caucus’ Director of Democracy Reform, Chris Walton, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s decision ruling against section 2 of the Voting Rights Act: “As people around the nation prepare to gather and celebrate the many things that we have to […]
Major U.S. Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Call On Corporations to Account for Racial Equity and Civil Rights Audits
NEW YORK — Leaders of major racial justice movements and organizations across the United States are calling on some of the world’s largest corporations—Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Uber, among others—to account for the lack of meaningful progress made after commitments to conduct racial equity and civil rights audits in the wake of the 2020 racial […]
Hip Hop Caucus Applauds the Biden Administration’s Announcement to Create an American Climate Corps
WASHINGTON – Today, Hip Hop Caucus President and CEO Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration’s announcement of its executive order to create an American Climate Corps: “The Biden Administration’s new American Climate Corps program is an example of bold climate action that supports job creation and a clean […]
