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Roc Nation has assembled a coalition consisting of social justice leaders from various industries for a summer summit. The summit is taking place amid the midterm elections in the US. It is the latest initiative to leverage the power of hip-hop culture to address police brutality and criminal justice reform.
A Call To Action
In anticipation of the upcoming US midterm elections, Roc Nation has brought together social justice leaders from different industries. The United Justice Coalition will gather in New York City on July 23 to raise awareness about racial justice. They would also touch on criminal justice reforms and policy issues impacting people of color in the US.
Dania Diaz, Roc Nation’s managing director of philanthropy, informed ABC News. She said Roc Nation hopes the summit will bring about political action and engagement amid the midterm elections.
“It is an opportunity for people to really learn about issues that impact their communities — issues that are going to inevitably come up in midterm elections — and hopefully, it’ll drive action”.
“At the very least, to get more people connected to what’s happening locally in their communities, but also, you know, getting them to register to vote, first and foremost. And to recognize that there are networks of folks and organizations that they can lean into for support and for greater resources.”
Roc Nation Expects Celebrities And More
Celebrities, activists, academics, and family members of those who lost their lives to gun violence will also be present.
Radio host Charlamagne tha God, civil rights attorney Ben Crump, Dream Corps. founder Van Jones, Until Freedom co-founder Tamika Mallory and professor and author Michael Eric Dyson will be headlining.
Diaz has also declared Roc Nation’s mission to fight systemic injustices is “synonymous” with the mission of hip-hop.
“If you think about it from a lyrical standpoint and from just a cultural standpoint, the voices that drive hip-hop and the music and the lyrics and the experiences that are brought to the table are really largely from a social and racial justice lens,” she said. “And so I think that when we talk about hip-hop, as a vehicle to move culture, it’s also a vehicle to address social justice issues and systemic problems.”
Jay-Z, Yo Gotti & Roc Nation Set To Expose Humanitarian Crisis Within The Notorious “Parchman” Penitentiary In A&E Doc
Meanwhile, Roc Nation CEO Jay-Z and rap entrepreneur Yo Gotti are presenting a four-part documentary series “Exposing Parchman”. The docuseries aims to highlight the horrors and abuses in the notorious Parchman Correctional Facility, Mississippi.
Roc Nation announced the four-part limited docu-series “Exposing Parchman” received the green light from A&E Networks. The new series shines a light on the evolving lawsuit against Parchman and looks inside the rundown prison. It would follow 29 inmates and uncover the untold dishonorable history of the facility.
