Hip Hop Caucus Awards

The Hip Hop Caucus is a proud recipient of the following awards.

2009

The National Get Out the Vote Award

Awarded on behalf of the Russell Simmons' Hip Hop Summit Action Network

The Hip Hop Caucus and President and CEO, Rev Lennox Yearwood, Jr. were honored along side T.I., LL Cool J, Young Jeezy and MC Lyte at the Hip Hop Inaugural Ball in Washington DC on January 19th, 2009. The award recognized the outstanding achievement of registering and mobilizing young voters in urban communities to the polls during the 2008 Election Season.

Rev Yearwood and T.I. receive National Get Out the Vote Award Rev Yearwood and T.I. receive National Get Out the Vote Award Group Photo















2008

Walter E. Fauntroy No Fear Award

Hip Hop Caucus No Fear Award

The Walter E. Fauntroy No FEAR Institute Award was presented to Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and the Hip Hop Caucus' "Make Hip Hop Not War" Campaign for the work in the face of governmental and institutional retaliation and harassment. It was presented at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol on May 14, 2008.

The purpose of the award is to honor the intellectual geniuses of the civil rights movement and the strategic and moral force behind the No FEAR movement. Awards are presented to a select group of individuals and organizations that have shown courage in the face of institutional or governmental retaliation, harassment or abuse.





2006

The Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award

Hip Hop Caucus Gulf Coast Renewal Campaign receives Letelier-Moffit Human Rights Award

Awarded on behalf of the Institute for Policy Studies and the Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award Selection Committee

The Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award is awarded annually by the Institute for Policy Studies. It is awarded to those advancing the cause of human rights in the Americas. The Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award commemorates Orlando Letelier and Ronni Moffitt, who in 1976 were assassinated in Washington, DC by agents of the Chilean secret service. The Hip Hop Caucus received the 30th Annual Award for grassroots work fighting for the rights of Hurricane Katrina survivors.