MCAP has partnered with Young, Gifted & Green, and the Hip Hop Caucus for the Memphis “Underwater Projects” screening at the National Civil Rights Museum on Friday, August 23, 2024, from 6 pm to 8 pm.

About the Film

Home to the world’s largest naval base, Norfolk, Virginia is sinking. It is more vulnerable than even New Orleans. The insufficient flood walls end where a housing project and a historic African American community begins. Underwater Projects mixes animation with live action to profile the area’s local leaders as they rush to create climate resilience plans to face an uncertain future. The film features narration by comedian Wanda Sykes and is co-directed by Liz Havstad and dream hampton. 

Featured Speakers

• Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., Founder and CEO, Hip Hop Caucus

• Liz Havstad, Managing Director and COO, Hip Hop Caucus

• Shelby County General Sessions Court Clerk Tami Sawyer

• Councilwoman Dr. Michalyn Easter-Thomas, City of Memphis

• Rep. Justin J. Pearson, Tennessee State Representative

Get your complimentary tickets here: https://bit.ly/mcapscreen.