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Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.: Let's Turn Cancer Alley into Opportunity Alley

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.: Let's Turn Cancer Alley into Opportunity Alley

Update: 2025-05-05
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“I'm excited for this moment,” Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., president and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus, an advocacy group that works for racial, economic and climate justice, told us right off the bat. “It's a tough moment, but I'm excited for it,” he said, citing the group’s 20-year history of harnessing culture and storytelling to “shape our political experience.”


In this episode of the Two Steps Forward podcast, Yearwood reflected on his organization's journey leveraging culture to address major social and environmental challenges, particularly those impacting frontline communities.

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Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.: Let's Turn Cancer Alley into Opportunity Alley

Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr.: Let's Turn Cancer Alley into Opportunity Alley

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