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About Me

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I am a minister, freedom fighter, hip-hop connoisseur, peace and community activist.
I served as White House intern under President William Jefferson Clinton and currently serve as CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, and the Hip Hop Caucus Institute in Washington, D.C.
I was the National Grassroots and Political Director for the Russell Simmonsâ€™ Hip Hop Summit Action Network, and was a Senior Consultant for Sean â€œDiddyâ€ Combs Citizen Change, and Jay Zâ€™s Voice Your Choice, where I provided a national template for engaging the Hip-Hop generation in community-building dialogues. I was also the founder of Hip Hop Voices, a subsidiary of Voices for Working Families (AFL-CIO), and the Hip Hop U.N., which is a coalition of all the Hip Hop Political organizations throughout the world.
In addition, I am the Chairman of the Board for the Helping the Homeless of the World Inc., as well as a member of the Board of Directors for the Progressive Democrats of America, ROOT Inc., Industry Ears, Harambee Africa International, and I am on the steering committee for UP (United Progressives) for Democracy, Cities for Peace/Cities for Progress, No Fear Coalition, People's Hurricane Relief Fund, Climate Crisis Coalition, and United for Peace and Justice - Clergy and Laity Concerned about Iraq.
I graduated from the University of the District of Columbia, and Howard University Divinity School both Historical Black Colleges and Universities; I was blessed to be the Student Government President at both schools.

My Interests

Peace, Love and FreedomMAKE HIP-HOP NOT WAR! BRING OUR TROOPS HOME.
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I'd like to meet:

1. Ella Baker, she was a charismatic labor organizer and longtime leader in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. She believed the movement should not place too much emphasis on leaders.2. Septima Poinsette Clark, often called the ....queen mother'' of civil rights, was an educator and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People activist decades before the nation's attention turned to racial equality.3. Fannie Lou Hamer, a Mississippi sharecropper, she was beaten and jailed in 1962 for trying to register to vote. She co-founded the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and gave a fiery speech at the 1964 Democratic National Convention.4. Vivian Malone Jones defied segregationist Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace to enroll in the University of Alabama in 1963 and later worked in the civil rights division of the U.S. Justice Department.5. Jesus Christ, Best freedom fighter ever...

Music:

Gospel, Hip-Hop, and Jazz

Books:

Anything by Marcus Raskin

Heroes:

my mom

My Blog

Race is the Tripwire for the Progressive Movement: John Conyers and Impeachment

Original Post here:http://spidel.net/blog/2007/07/26/race-is-the-tripwire- for-the-progressive-movement-john-conyers-and-impeachment/mo re-42Race is the Tripwire for the Progressive Movement: John Conye...
Posted by Rev Yearwood on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 11:36:00 PST

A Call from the Hip Hop Caucus to Spare the Life of Troy Davis in Georgia

On July 17, 2007 the state of Georgia is set to execute Troy Anthony Davis, despite the mounting evidence that proves his innocence. The only thing that stands in the path of Troy's imminent exe...
Posted by Rev Yearwood on Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:39:00 PST

An Open Letter to America: Now is the time for us to stand up and stand together

By Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. July 1, 2007 My Fellow Americans: The power of our voices against the U.S. occupation of Iraq is reaching the top echelons of the military and the administration. Our go...
Posted by Rev Yearwood on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 06:54:00 PST

Dead Prez and Mystic in DC on June 19th

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Posted by Rev Yearwood on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:20:00 PST

On June 26th Denounce Torture with me...

My name is Rev. Lennox Yearwood, and I am President of the Hip Hop Caucus. You may know me as the Hip Hop Rev, the political guy who has worked with Russell Simmons, Diddy, Missy Elliott and Jay Z. B...
Posted by Rev Yearwood on Wed, 23 May 2007 12:40:00 PST

Civil rights for a new generation

By Wendy Koch, USA TODAYWASHINGTON College freshman Simone Hall hasn't joined a civil rights group, although her mother belongs to three of them. She says she'd like to sign up and wishes they were ...
Posted by Rev Yearwood on Fri, 12 Jan 2007 08:34:00 PST

"Troops Home Fast"vPRESS RELEASE: JUNE 27, 2006

Cindy Sheehan, Dick Gregory, Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Diane Wilson and Hundreds More Launch Hunger Strike to End the Iraq War The "Troops Home Fast" begins after a final meal in front of White ...
Posted by Rev Yearwood on Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:06:00 PST