The UB Interview: Tarriona ‘Tank’ Ball + Brittany Bell-Surratt Talks ‘Hip Hop Caucus’
They Speak on DEI and The Anniversaries of George Floyd and Hurricane Katrina.
Hip Hop Caucus (HHC) is a national nonprofit merging culture and policy, who recently participated in the Hollywood Climate Summit.
The Hollywood Climate Summit organizes high-energy events and coordinates creative partnerships for cross-sector media professionals to level up their climate knowledge, align strategies, deepen intersectional values, showcase innovation, and lead a cultural movement of sustained climate action.
Grammy-winning artist Tarriona “Tank” Ball and HHC’s Senior Director of Storytelling, Brittany Bell-Surratt, led powerful conversations on how Black creativity and leadership are shaping environmental justice.
Both women, as dynamic Black voices in music and advocacy, brought authentic, DEI-centered perspectives to the national stage.
The work HHC does includes community-centered campaigns on clean energy access and voter mobilization, which makes them a unique voice for equity in spaces where DEI often feels like a checkbox.
Recently Tishelle from UB spoke to the motivating Tarriona “Tank” Ball and Brittany Bell-Surratt.
The ladies speak about the Hip Hop Caucus and Hollywood Climate Summit.
Tarriona and Brittany, get candid on DEI and speak on anniversaries of the murder of George Floyd and Hurricane Katrina.
Plus the ladies talk about the importance of voting, environmental justice and much more!
