‘Rap 4 Peace’ to Honor Chuck D and Hip Hop 4 Peace Founder Tina Marie Tyler

Public Enemy co-founder Chuck D and Hip Hop 4 Peace founder Tina Marie Tyler are among the honorees for the upcoming Rap 4 Peace: A Hip-Hop Gun Violence Awareness Conference & Gala. The event will be held on National Gun Violence Awareness Day (June 2) at Shutters on the Beach in Santa Monica, Calif.  Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news For their volunteerism and peacebuilding contributions, the evening’s honorees will receive the President’s Volunteer Service Award for lifetime achievement. Hip Hop 4 Peace (HH4Peace) is launching the conference and gala in partnership with the UNESCO Center for Peace and the United States Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centers and Associations.  In comments given to Billboard, Tyler says in part, “The racial disparity in gun homicides has plagued Black and Hispanic communities for decades, Change starts with dialogue to better identify the causes of gun violence and how we as a community can effectuate meaningful change. This award is truly humbling as many folks are doing amazing things in communities across America. This conference will examine the issue of trauma as an underlying cause of gun violence in Black, Hispanic and vulnerable communities. Hip-hop...