Hip Hop Caucus in the News

One Green Planet

10 Hip-Hop Songs About Climate Change

September 18, 2023

The Verge

Protesters take over NYC streets to tell Joe Biden to ‘end fossil fuels’

September 18, 2023

The Crucial Years

Back on the march: A superlative Manhattan day in pictures

September 17, 2023

The Guardian

Tens of thousands in NYC march against fossil fuels as AOC hails powerful message

September 17, 2023

The New York Times

Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and Others Will Speak at Times Climate Event

September 15, 2023

DeSmog

A Push to Expedite Permits Fueled by Disaster Capitalism Threatens to Fastrack the Climate Crisis

September 14, 2023

Grist

Hip hop has been a climate voice for 50 years. Why haven’t more people noticed?

August 30, 2023

Washington Informer

‘Racial Justice is Climate Justice’: Hip Hop Caucus CEO Emphasizes Environmental Justice at March on Washington

August 28, 2023

Inspirational People

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., the President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus, Speaking in front of Lincoln Memorial

August 28, 2023

NOLA.com

Photos: 18th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina commemorated near levee break in Lower Ninth Ward

August 27, 2023

Offbeat Magazine

Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Second Line And Rally Set

August 24, 2023

Hurricane Katrina anniversary ceremony, second line and rally will be held Aug. 27

August 22, 2023

Newsweek

The Hip Hop Caucus: Moving Democracy Forward (Feat. Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.)

August 17, 2023

350 Baseline

What is the Stop Cop City Atlanta Campaign? Over-Policing vs Crime Prevention

August 15, 2023

California Globe

California Senate Honoring Hip Hop and Dr. Dre Despite History of Violence Against Women

August 13, 2023

WTOP

DMV entertainment lawyer looks to future while celebrating 50 years of hip hop

August 10, 2023

Common Dreams

In Climate Changing Detroit, What Does Water Mean?

July 30, 2023

What I'm Reading

Freshwater featured on Phil Lewis’s ‘What I’m Reading’ Newsletter

July 28, 2023

Morning Journal

East Palestine advocates head to Washington

July 27, 2023

Bloomberg Law

Biden EPA Urged to End Decades of Delay and Ban Vinyl Chloride

July 27, 2023

Caribbean Life

Helping communities transform unjust systems

July 21, 2023

DTLR Radio

Dawn Richard x Fadam at Broccoli City Festival 2023

July 20, 2023

The San Fernando Valley Sun

LA’s Underserved Communities to Receive $12M for Green Spaces Including Pacoima Wash

July 19, 2023

The Black Wall Street Times

Broccoli City Fest is a celebration of culture and community

July 19, 2023

New Jersey Future Blog

Examining the Influence of 50 years of Hip Hop on Planning and Redevelopment

July 18, 2023

Los Angeles Daily News

Bezos fund gives $12 million to LA nonprofits for green space in underserved areas

July 17, 2023

ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice

Chair Chat: Reverend Lennox Yearwood, Jr.

July 12, 2023

Ms. Magazine

Resisting Erasure: The Ms. Q&A With Dee Barnes, Hip-Hop Legend

July 12, 2023

The Final Call

Activists galvanize to get 70,000 signatures on petition to stop Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’

July 11, 2023

WHUR

Supreme Court and Affirmative Action in Higher Education

June 29, 2023

It's Sybil

Brandi Williams on Headlines w/ Sybil Wilkes and Alycia Cooper

June 29, 2023

Queue Points Podcast

Standing Strong: Hip Hop Caucus Supports Dee Barnes

June 24, 2023

Washington Informer

Dawn Richard Talks Afrofuturism, Empowerment, Hip Hop Caucus

June 14, 2023

District Fray

Dive Deep into Afrofuturism at the National Museum of African American History

June 6, 2023

Sierra Club

Climate advocates rally outside Goldman Sachs shareholder meeting

April 26, 2023

Common Dreams

Banks Accused of Placing ‘Profit Over People and Our Planet’ as Investor Climate Resolutions Fail

April 25, 2023

Adweek

Beyond Net Zero: Climate Justice Requires More Than Carbon Accounting

April 24, 2023

Defender Network

Why should Black people care about Earth Day?

April 21, 2023

E&E News

Grijalva cheers Biden EJ order after landmark bill stalls

April 21, 2023

Word in Black

Watch: Can Hip-Hop Save Our Climate?

April 20, 2023

Americans Who Tell the Truth

Earth Day 2023: Who are our Earth Champions?

April 19, 2023

The St. Louis American

Yes, Earth Day is for Black folk

April 19, 2023

The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint

3 Black-Centered Reasons to Take Action on Earth Day

April 19, 2023

EBONY

5 Black-led Environmental Organizations Committed to Saving Pockets of the Planet

April 17, 2023

Word in Black

Yes, Earth Day Is for Black Folk

April 17, 2023

NPR: Louisiana Considered

NPR: Louisiana Considered – Sea Change Episode 2: Music Fights Back

April 14, 2023

The Fence Post

Farm groups criticize EPA federal vehicle emissions standards proposal

April 13, 2023

Hard Knock Radio

Battle Lines Drawn in Texas & Tennessee-We Talk w/ activists Debbie Russell & Tanya Clay House

April 12, 2023

Between The Lines

From Slavery to Fossil Fuels, Banks Continue to be an ‘Industry of Injustice’

April 5, 2023

Common Dreams

‘Our Lungs and Planet Can’t Wait’: Protesters Demand EPA Pass New Power Plant Rules

April 4, 2023

E&E News

Rally at EPA HQ urges speedier power plant rules

April 4, 2023

Sen. Ed Markey

Sen. Markey and Reps. Pressley, Tlaib Introduce Legislation to Require Big Banks to Manage Climate Risk and Stop Financing Fossil Fuel Projects

March 30, 2023

Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Pressley, Markey, Tlaib Introduce Legislation to Stop Big Bank from Financing Fossil Fuel Projects

March 30, 2023

The White House

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Private and Public Sector Investments for Affordable Electric Vehicles

March 30, 2023

The Independent

Senior citizens lead climate protest in rocking chairs at major US banks

March 22, 2023

Fullerton Observer

Third Act SoCal and Elders Climate Action SoCal Lead Protests Against Banks Funding Fossil Fuel on March 21

March 13, 2023

News One

National Day of Action Against Police Terror: Racial Justice Organizations Unite To Demand Change

March 9, 2023

The Union

Local climate action groups to hold day of action on March 21

March 8, 2023

L'Observateur

Beyond the Crisis and Beyond Black History Month A People’s Story: The Renaissance Parishes

March 8, 2023

WWNO-FM

Gulf South activists say Ohio train derailment reflects their fight against petrochemicals

March 2, 2023

Fast Company

‘The visuals of today help create the reality of tomorrow:’ Why Hollywood is finally tackling climate change onscreen

February 28, 2023

Toledo Blade

EPA deploys mobile laboratory in East Palestine

February 28, 2023

The New York Times

Challenges to Student Loan Cancellation Reach Supreme Court

February 27, 2023

The Grio

What Black leaders taught me about helping people in a crisis

February 25, 2023

The Crucial Years

Notes on Democracy, from Kyiv to East Palestine

February 23, 2023

Hard Knock Radio

Toxic Train Wreck in East Palestine, Ohio

February 20, 2023

KISS 95.1

Hip Hop Caucus’ Brandi Williams Honored with Eatmon Award

February 15, 2023

BET

Dawn Richard is Going From Artist to Advocate With The Hip-Hop Caucus

February 15, 2023

The Grio

Opinion: Dr. Dre has long been accused of violence against women. Why is he still being rewarded?

February 14, 2023

CNN

Hollywood barely talks about the climate crisis. This group wants to change that

February 9, 2023

Atmos

Composing Climate Change: The Radical Legacy of Black Musicians

February 9, 2023

Boardroom

Dawn Richard on the Road From Artist To Hip-Hop Advocate

February 8, 2023

FOX SOUL

Executive Vice President Tanya Clay House Discusses the 2023 State of the Union on FOX Soul

February 8, 2023

The Root

2023 Grammys: I Survived Grammy Week and Lived to Write About It

February 6, 2023

Reckon News

Dawn Richard: From artist to advocate with Hip Hop Caucus

February 1, 2023

HipHopDX

Hip Hop World Reacts to Deadly Police Beating of Tyre Nichols

January 28, 2023

CGTN America

Tanya Clay House on police brutality in the United States

January 27, 2023

Voyage Dallas

Conversations with Stephone Coward II

January 27, 2023

The Lufkin Daily News

Climate Storytelling Panel featuring LA PECERA At The Latinx House

January 22, 2023

The Washington Post

Comedians made some hilarious jokes about climate change. Were they right?

January 5, 2023

ABA Journal

Want to strengthen voting rights? The ABA is seeking volunteers for Perfecting Democracy initiative

November 1, 2022

E&E News

Can anti-coal tactics work against plastics?

October 6, 2022

INDY Week

Carolina Waves Partners with Hip-Hop Caucus to Encourage Young People to Vote

September 6, 2022

NOLA.com

Photos: Lower 9th Ward remembers Hurricane Katrina with a rally and march on the 17th anniversary

August 29, 2022

Offbeat Magazine

Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Second Line And Rally Set For August 29

August 24, 2022

NPR All Things Considered

USPS plans to replace about 160,000 delivery trucks. Only a fraction will be electric

July 12, 2022

E&E News

Experts to White House: EJ screening tool should consider race

June 1, 2022

Media Matters

How broadcast TV news covered environmental justice in 2021

May 10, 2022

The New York Times

Protesters Amass at White House, Demanding Action on Climate

April 23, 2022

Deadline

Pro Basketball Player & Producer Jarnell Stokes Signs With Zero Gravity Management, Unveils Two New TV Series In Development

April 18, 2022

The Root

Podcast Addresses How Climate Change Affects Black Communities

April 4, 2022

Inside Higher Ed

Hip Hop Caucus Rallies to Cancel Student Loan Debt

January 20, 2022

Revolt

Eric Bellinger releases empowering “Speak Up” single

January 18, 2022

Vox

Time is running out. Here’s how the climate movement can level up.

January 10, 2022

EBONY

Hip Hop Caucus Launches Campaign to Get Black Voters Engaged Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections

November 9, 2021

USA Today

Memphis must stay vigilant in preventing another potential Byhalia Pipeline | Opinion

July 22, 2021

VT Digger

Vermont Conversation: Rev. Lennox Yearwood on why ‘racial justice is climate justice’

April 21, 2021

The New York Times

Capitol Rioters Walked Away. Climate Protesters Saw a Double Standard.

January 7, 2021

NPR All Things Considered

How Nomination Of Amy Coney Barrett To Supreme Court Might Affect U.S. Climate Action

October 7, 2020

WSAV-TV

Respect My Vote! campaign launches in Georgia

August 11, 2020

WPXI-TV

National movement using art of hip hop to get African Americans to vote

August 3, 2020

The Hill

Opinion: The next disaster for Black communities

June 24, 2020

The New Yorker

Column: Making a Planet Worth Saving

June 9, 2020

The New York Times

Want to Do Something About Climate Change? Follow the Money

January 11, 2020

The Virginian-Pilot

Local performers use laughter to talk about climate change, flooding and other issues plaguing Norfolk

November 22, 2019

Common Dreams

‘We Don’t Have Time for This’: Activists at Party Headquarters Demand DNC Hold Climate Debate

June 12, 2019

Civil rights group urges action against Russian effort to suppress the black vote

May 6, 2019

South Florida Caribbean News

Young Professional Group in Miami Screens Paris to Pittsburgh Documentary

April 19, 2019

National Geographic

A running list of how President Trump is changing environmental policy

March 31, 2019

Daily Beast

How Hip-Hop Talk Show ‘The Breakfast Club’ Became a Must-Stop Spot for 2020 Democratic Candidates

March 11, 2019

House Committee on Natural Resources

Rev Yearwood Testifies in Congress on Climate Change

February 13, 2019

Urban Faith

Rev Yearwood and the Hip Hop Caucus Not Missing a Beat

February 11, 2019

EOS

Democrats Move Forward with Climate Hearings

February 7, 2019

Gizmodo

Congress Just Held Its First Climate Change Hearings In Years

February 6, 2019

Grist

Trump bailed on Paris Agreement. D.C. goes green anyway

January 21, 2019

NowThis News

Reverend Lennox Yearwood Jr. Makes Passionate Speech for Green New Deal

December 11, 2018

BET

The Hip Hop Caucus Represents Way More Than Music

November 26, 2018

Billboard

Respect My Vote Hitting Historically Black Colleges to Get Out the Vote For Midterms

November 5, 2018

Billboard

Music Activists Respond to Florida Shooting Survivor’s Three Powerful Words: ‘Register To Vote!’

February 21, 2018

CNN

Ty Dolla $ign gets political in new album ‘Campaign’

August 16, 2017