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Podcast: Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Episode: CLIMATE ONE: Putting It All on the Line with Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. and Jacqueline Patterson
Description: Climate affects everyone, but not equally. Those affected first and worst are often the same communities that suffer from housing and income inequality, and climate and societal injustice. Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr. has made striving for social, economic, and climate justice his lifelong pursuit. Rising to prominence in the Hip Hop community, Yearwood brought like-minded artists and creatives together to advocate for justice with the Hip Hop Caucus by harnessing the power of film, podcasts and comedy.We discuss the role of his faith, his partnership with billionaire Michael Bloomberg, and the underlying belief in our human a...