Veleka B. Interview with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.

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Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. is the President &CEO of Hip Hop Caucus, a minister, community activist, U.S. Air Force veteran, and one of the most influential people in Hip Hop political life.

Rev Yearwood entered the world of Hip Hop Politics as a Political and Grassroots Director. To carry the energy of the efforts beyond election day, he founded Hip Hop Caucus in September 2004. The goal of the Hip Hop Caucus is to build a powerful and sustainable organization that amplifies the culture’s role in the civic process and empowers communities disproportionately impacted by injustice. 

As a non-profit, non-partisan, multi-issue organization, Hip Hop Caucus focuses on addressing core issues impacting underserved and vulnerable communities, with programs and campaigns that support solution-driven community organizing led by today’s young leaders. Through a collaborative network, Hip Hop Caucus holds elected officials accountable, shapes policy, and builds more diverse and powerful movements to ignite positive change.

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Rev Yearwood established the award-winning Gulf Coast Renewal Campaign, where he led a coalition of national and grassroots organizations to advocate for the rights of Katrina survivors. The coalition successfully stopped early rounds of illegal evictions of Katrina survivors from temporary housing, held police and government entities accountable for injustices committed during the emergency response efforts, supported the United Nations “right to return” policies for internally displaced persons, promoted comprehensive federal recovery legislation, and campaigned against increased violence resulting from lack of schools and jobs in the years after Katrina.

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