Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
The Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. presented Yale Divinity School’s Ensign Lecture on Monday, March 3, 2025 on “Breaking the Chains of Environmental Sin."
Rev. Yearwood is the President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus—a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization celebrating 20 years of advancing civil and human rights through hip-hop culture. Yearwood is also a Senior Advisor for Bloomberg Philanthropies and is one of today’s most innovative advocates for racial and climate justice. He was one of 50 changemakers selected for Forbes’ inaugural Sustainability Leaders list in 2024. He has been recognized as a White House Champion of Change for Climate Leadership and has been called a "New Green Hero" by Rolling Stone magazine.
The Loring Sabin Ensign Lectureship in Contemporary Interpretation of Religious Issues was founded in 1994 by church members and other friends to honor Loring S. Ensign ’51 M.Div. for his 25 years of service as pastor of the Southport (Conn.) Congregational Church.
The Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. presented Yale Divinity School’s Ensign Lecture on Monday, March 3, 2025 on “Breaking the Chains of Environmental Sin."
Rev. Yearwood is the President & CEO of Hip Hop Caucus—a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization celebrating 20 years of advancing civil and human rights through hip-hop culture. Yearwood is also a Senior Advisor for Bloomberg Philanthropies and is one of today’s most innovative advocates for racial and climate justice. He was one of 50 changemakers selected for Forbes’ inaugural Sustainability Leaders list in 2024. He has been recognized as a White House Champion of Change for Climate Leadership and has been called a "New Green Hero" by Rolling Stone magazine.
The Loring Sabin Ensign Lectureship in Contemporary Interpretation of Religious Issues was founded in 1994 by church members and other friends to honor Loring S. Ensign ’51 M.Div. for his 25 years of service as pastor of the Southport (Conn.) Congregational Church.
