Hip Hop Caucus hosting Comedy Show: “Ain’t Your Mama’s Heat Wave!” – Norfolk, VA – Nov 21, 2019

“AIN’T YOUR MAMA’S HEAT WAVE!”

Live in Norfolk, Virginia
November 21, 2019
Attucks Theatre – 1010 Church St

AIN’T YOUR MAMA’S HEAT WAVE!” is a variety comedy show that will have you laughing, singing, and empowered to solve the climate crisis. 

Performers and comics are coming from across the country —  including Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, and Atlanta — for this special night at the historic Attucks Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia.

The first of its kind commentary on the climate crisis, the 2020 elections, intersectionality, and power building, that is young and entertaining. The variety style show will include such elements as stand-up comedy, interviews, digital shorts, music and dance performances, and a DJ. The live show in Norfolk is being filmed as part of a movie production to be released with a streaming partner in 2020.

Check out who we are bringing to Norfolk

Performances from…

Antonique Smith – Grammy-Nominated Singer, as seen in Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix, and as Faith Evans in the film Notorious, co-host of Hip Hop Caucus’ Think 100% – “The Coolest Show on Climate Change”

Aminah Imani – Howard University Homecoming Show, Skankfest, Carolines March Madness Competition

Clark Jones – Named one of the 11 funniest comedians by BET. First of All Album (iTunes, Google Play, Spotify), HBO’s Crashing, Night Train with Wyatt Cenac

Kristen Sivills – Comedian and radio personality, StandUp NBC, Wendy Williams Comedy Tour, hailing from Virginia Beach!

Rev Yearwood – President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus, as seen on The Breakfast Club, co-host of Hip Hop Caucus’ Think 100% – “the Coolest Show on Climate Change”

Plus Special Guests!

RSVP at NorfolkWave.Eventbrite.com and help spread the word by sending the link and flyer below to your friends, family, and network. This event is free and requires an RSVP due to limited capacity. Also be sure to dress to impress for on-camera and the red-carpet! 

Follow @Think100Show and @HipHopCaucus on social media, where we’ll be sharing content leading up, during, and after the show (IG / TW / FB). 

Also be sure to subscribe to “Think 100%, the Coolest Show on Climate Change” for everything you need to know about climate and environmental justice. We have 45+ episodes for you to binge listen on any of your favorite podcast platforms!

Hip Hop Caucus co-hosts Climate Justice-focused Cultural Center @ Climate Week NYC 2019

Hip Hop Caucus has teamed up with  If Not Us Then Who to host Our Village at Climate Week

NYC 2019! Our Village explores innovative solutions to the demands of indigenous peoples and communities of color to support locally driven action on the climate crisis, injustice, and inequality.

All around the world, local communities are responding to climate change with powerful resilience, innovative action, and a spirit that can profoundly impact our world. Our Village brings this spirit to New York City for Climate Week and invites people from all walks of life to belong to a community inspired by justice and our connection to the earth. We believe that by exploring creativity alongside ancestral and cultural wisdom, we can facilitate deep emotional connections, bringing together networks with new inspirational ideas.

This is the second annual Our Village — in 2018 we brought Our Village to the Global Climate Action Summit with much success and excitement. 

Our Village 2019 is presented by If Not Us Then Who and Hip Hop Caucus, in partnership with the Global Alliance of Territorial Authorities. In partnership with Area 52 D8, MescoAmerican Alliance of Peoples and Forests (AMPB), Rainforest Foundation US, Amazon Watch, Rainforest Action Network, Amazon Frontlines, Pachamama Alliance, and Client Earth.

More information and a full schedule of events is available at OurVillage.us. #OurVillage

Also — on Friday, September 20 — we invite you to join us at Our Village for pre and post climate strike events! 

Strike With Us Gathering [9-11am] – RSVP

Join young leaders, Indigenous leaders, Climate Justice leaders, and climate strikers for a  gathering of fellowship, spiritual grounding, sign making, and media availability before taking to the streets in solidarity with those across the world. There will be sign making supplies, music, coffee, tea, and juice, and morning snacks. This is event is for all ages and RSVP is required. 

Worldwide Climate Strike! [Noon] – RSVP at StrikeWithUs.org

Climate Strike Celebration presented by Think 100% & Grist [6-10pm] – RSVP

Celebrate the youth-led Global Climate Strike, power of our movement, and hope for the future in an evening hosted by Think 100% co-hosts Antonique Smith & Rev Yearwood, There will be music, dancing, light snacks, and drinks, and special guests will be blessing us with brief remarks throughout the evening! This is event is for all ages and RSVP is required. 

Celebrate Hip Hop Caucus’ 15th Anniversary!

RSVP for the Party – Sept 14 in D.C.

Hip Hop Caucus started on September 11, 2004, when we held an event at Howard University that brought together Young People, Hip Hop Artists, Activists, and Members of Congress — igniting a force to speak truth to power in Washington D.C.  From there we took the mandate to build grassroots and cultural power across a multi-issue agenda with the mission to empower communities impacted first and worst by injustice.

Ticket stub from the first event, September 11, 2004, at Howard University.

To celebrate 15 years of Hip Hop Caucus, we’re throwing a party! If you are in Washington D.C. this weekend for the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference (CBC ALC), join us for a celebration of this milestone Saturday night!

We are also co-hosting our 10th Hip Hop & Politics Braintrust with Rep. Andre Carson on Friday, which is always one of the most powerful and popular sessions at CBC ALC.

For 15 years we have organized, mobilized, and energized the movement across this country and world. 

Will you donate $15 for our 15 year anniversary?

At our very beginnings, we led in the recovery and fight for justice following Hurricane Katrina, sparking our leadership to solve the climate crisis for our communities. This has led to our bold and powerful climate work that is today ourThink 100% platform.

We stood up against unnecessary wars and corporate greed of the Bush Administration. And in 2008, we launched what is now the longest running, most successful Hip Hop voting campaign ever, Respect My Vote!

As a civil and human rights organization for the 21st century, for 15 years we have marched against injustices of police brutality, gun violence, voter suppression, economic and educational inequality, and a biased criminal justice system. But there’s  more than marching in protest. We advocate, organize, and build alliances for solutions, and have supported so many policies that have led to real change in our communities over the years.

Looking back at all the incredible moments of triumph, as well as challenging moments of set back  — I am so proud that Hip Hop Caucus has been able to bring folks together to make real change. And it all starts and ends with you — our supporters. Thank you for being on this journey with us. 

The work ahead must be bigger and stronger than ever. The election in 2020 will have consequences that will last for generations.Donating today will go a long way in expanding our work in 2020.

All power to the people!

Climate Strike!

The Amazon Rainforest is on fire. The Arctic ice-caps are melting at an alarming rate. The world just experienced the hottest month ever. 

More intense storms, floods, wildfires, and droughts are devastating communities and ecosystems around the world, causing mass migration, rapid species extinction, more conflict, and the spread of infectious diseases. 

And it’s communities of color and poor people that are hit first and worst.  

We’ve had enough…

With politicians refusing to act, a system that puts profits over people, and an industry doing everything they can to rake in record short-term profits at the expense of our future on the planet.

That’s why we want you to join us for the Global Climate Strike on September 20th. 

CLICK HERE TO RSVP

Just three days before the United Nations’ Climate Summit, millions of people are coming together worldwide to demand transformative action on the climate crisis.

Inspired by Greta Thunberg, young people are organizing this mass mobilization around the world and are calling on everyone to join them.

Find out more about the U.S. Climate Strike on September 20 at StikeWithUs.org and actions taking place around the world from September 20-27 at GlobalClimateStrike.net

RSVP for a U.S. strike — there are hundreds taking place in communities across our country. Find the nearest one to you, or sign-up to host your own. 

If you need inspiration or want to learn more about solutions to climate change, check out our award-winning podcast, “Think 100%: The Coolest Show on Climate Change”. We are highlighting the voices of young people at the frontlines fighting for climate justice and fiercely advocating for our communities that are disproportionately impacted by this crisis. Think 100% is available on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, and wherever podcasts are found. Follow @Think100Show on Instagram and Twitter for the latest, and check out the YouTube page. Join the Think 100% community by signing up to receive updates. 

Just like in 2009 when we did Green the Block with artists like Drake, showed our communities a sustainable and prosperous future during our Clean Energy Now! tour in 2010, turned up the pressure during our Act On Climate tour in 2015, fought for real solutions like the Clean Power Plan, marched and testified in Congress earlier this year — we want our leaders to know that the stakes couldn’t be higher. Climate change is here. 

We demand our leaders at every level of government, industry, and society treat climate change as what it is; a crisis. Solutions exist right now — it’s been time to act. 

This September, we will make history and change the trajectory of climate change. We must mobilize for our future, for humanity, for our communities being impacted now, and for the children who are on pace to inherit a dying planet if we do nothing. 

Click here to RSVP. This is a critical moment and we need you with us. 

#Strikewithus #Think100 #ClimateStrike


About Hip Hop Caucus (HipHopCaucus.org): Established in 2004, Hip Hop Caucus is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that leverages Hip Hop culture to encourage young people to participate in the democratic process. Through a collaborative leadership network, Hip Hop Caucus addresses core issues impacting young people, underserved, and vulnerable communities. Hip Hop Caucus programs and campaigns support solution-driven community organizing led by today’s young leaders. Learn more at HipHopCaucus.org and follow @hiphopcaucus on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Hip Hop Caucus co-hosting Hurricane Katrina 14th Anniversary March & Second Line

New Orleans Community, Hip Hop Artists, and Activists to Commemorate the 14th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, call for leaders to act on climate and justice

New Orleans, Louisiana – To remember the lives lost, honor the resiliency of the community, and advocate for the people most devastated by Hurricane Katrina, Hip Hop Caucus, New Orleans Katrina Commemoration Foundation, Nuthin’ But Fire Records, Q93, and numerous community partners are hosting the 14th annual Hurricane Katrina March & Secondline this Sunday, September 1, 2019.

As part of the commemorative day, organizers are asking participants and supporters to:

  • Remember: by calling on the state of Louisiana to make August 29 a holiday commemorating the lives lost in Katrina.
  • Right the Wrongs: by calling for racial and economic justice, so that in the face of disaster, poor and people of color are not left without the ability to rebuild communities with good schools, good jobs, and good public health and safety.  
  • Say “Never Again”: by calling for action on climate change from local, state, federal and world leaders, otherwise we will only see more of these extreme weather events like Hurricanes Katrina, Harvey, Irma, and Maria around the world.

The day’s events will begin with a healing ceremony next to where the levee breached in the Lower Ninth Ward, followed by a march through the streets which will, in New Orleans tradition, feed into a very large secondline. The second line will end at Hunter’s Field with a rally hosted by Wild Wayne of radio station Q93.

The event will feature speakers and performers including prominent community and cultural leaders. This event serves as the largest and longest running annual community based commemoration of the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and shows first-hand the consequences of climate disasters on communities who thirteen years later are still recovering.

Photojournalists are welcome to capture this event that acknowledges the somberness of the occasion while celebrating the heart and soul of New Orleans.

WHAT: Hurricane Katrina 14th Anniversary March & Second Line

WHEN: Sunday, September 1, 2019 – 10:00 AM EST 

WHERE: New Orleans, Louisiana – From Jourdan Avenue & Galvez Street (Lower Ninth Ward) to Hunter Field (between North Claiborne Avenue & St. Bernard Avenue) 

SCHEDULE:

  • 11:00 – 11:30am – Healing Ceremony (Lower Ninth Ward between North Galvez Street & Jourdan Avenue): healing ceremony held right against the backdrop of where the levees broke in the Lower Ninth Ward. Community members gather for a multi-faith prayer and a reading of the names of those who died during Hurricane Katrina.
  • 11:30am – 1:30pm – March & Second Line (The march will transition into a second line to Hunter’s Field): The Second Line will feature New Orleans’ Hot 8 Brass Band.
  • 1:30 – 4:30pm – Rally and Performances (Hunter’s Field between North Claiborne Avenue & St. Bernard Avenue): An afternoon program with speakers and performers, vendors and community organizations

WHO:

Hosts: Wild Wayne – Q93 On-Air DJ and New Orleans Native

Second Line: led by famous New Orleans Hot 8 Brass Band 

Speakers and Performers:

Rev Yearwood, President & CEO, Hip Hop Caucus

Mia X, pioneering rapper and recording artist from New Orleans

Sess 4-5, CEO Nuthin But Fire Records, recording artist and prominent community activist, Hip Hop Caucus New Orleans City Coordinator

Tae Money

Keedy Black

Princess Shea Shea

Shortyworld

Shaddy Feel Good

Magnolia Chop

Iris P

Andy Rebirth & John Doe

Ceolimonkey

Apostle Troy Lawrence Sr

Sporty’s Brass Band

WHY: This annual anniversary event will be the second line for the 14th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The full day of activities will demonstrate the resilience of the community and honor the lives lost 14 years ago. The speakers and messages will also highlight the continued struggle of families to navigate post-Katrina New Orleans’ realities because of racial and economic inequities; and it will call on all of us to prevent any future disasters of this magnitude by addressing climate change.

CONTACT: media@hiphopcaucus.org

About New Orleans Katrina Commemoration Foundation: New Orleans Katrina Commemoration Foundation annually organizes the largest community-led remembrance event on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, August 29th.

About Hip Hop Caucus (HipHopCaucus.org): Established in 2004, Hip Hop Caucus is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that leverages Hip Hop culture to encourage young people to participate in the democratic process. Through a collaborative leadership network, Hip Hop Caucus addresses core issues impacting young people, underserved, and vulnerable communities. Hip Hop Caucus programs and campaigns support solution-driven community organizing led by today’s young leaders. Learn more at HipHopCaucus.org and follow @hiphopcaucus on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.


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Families, Members of U.S. Congress, and National Civil Rights Leaders to Demand Justice for A$AP Rocky and Team Members

‘Speak Out’ event in Harlem to bring public awareness, call for immediate release of Americans Rakim Mayers aka A$AP Rocky, and his two team members, David Rispers Jr. and Bladimer Codiel, unjustly imprisoned in Sweden.

WHO:

  • Families of the three Americans
  • U.S. Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Whip of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
  • Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., President & CEO, Hip Hop Caucus
  • Derek Perkinson, NYC Field Director, National Action Network
  • Artists, Activists, Additional Members of Congress

WHAT:  In response to Swedish authorities’ unconscionable imprisonment and impending indictment of the three young men of color, the families of the three Americans, Members of the United States Congress, National Human and Civil Rights leaders, artists, and activists are hosting an event in A$AP Rocky’s native Harlem, New York City. This will be an opportunity to hear the families address the situation prior to the upcoming court hearing.

WHEN: 6:00 PM ET, Monday, July 22, 2019

WHERE: House Of Justice, 106 West 145th Street, New York, NY 10039

PRESS RSVP: email RSVP.Espaillat​@mail.house.gov​​ or call 212-663-3900

MEDIA CONTACTS:

  • Hip Hop Caucus: Mark Antoniewicz, mark@hiphopcaucus.org, 202-740-1177
  • National Action Network: Derek Perkinson, DPerkinson@nationalactionnetwork.net, 646-477-0701
  • Office of United States Congressman Espaillat: Candace Randle Person, Candace.Person@mail.house.gov or 202-225-4365

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Hip Hop Caucus (HipHopCaucus.org): Established in 2004, Hip Hop Caucus is a non-profit, non-partisan organization that leverages Hip Hop culture to encourage young people to participate in the democratic process. Through a collaborative network, Hip Hop Caucus addresses core issues impacting young people, underserved, and vulnerable communities. Hip Hop Caucus programs and campaigns support solution-driven community organizing led by today’s young leaders. For more, visit HipHopCaucus.org and follow @hiphopcaucus on TwitterInstagram, and Facebook.

National Action Network (nationalactionnetwork.net):NAN is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality or gender. For more information visit nationalactionnetwork.net.

Congressman Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) (Espaillat.house.gov): First elected to Congress in 2016, Rep. Adriano Espaillat is serving his second term in Congress where he serves as a member of the influential U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the House Small Business Committee. He serves as a Senior Whip of the House Democratic Caucus and is a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), where he serves in a leadership role as CHC Whip. He is also chairman of the CHC Task Force for Transportation, Infrastructure and Housing. Rep. Espaillat’s Congressional District includes Harlem, East Harlem, northern Manhattan and the north-west Bronx. To find out more about Rep. Espaillat, visit online at Espaillat.house.gov.