The HHYRA Conference brings together youth from diverse communities for a day of workshops and interactions that revolve around the ideas of Hip Hop and social justice. The next conference will take place in May 2023 at Rutgers University in New Brunswick and will feature workshops, performances, and presentations led by high school and college students whose proposals are reviewed and accepted by the HHYRA peer review board.
Annually, HHYRA selects up to 5 new members from a pool of youth applicants aged 14-19 to serve a two year term as an HHYRA Youth Leaders Fellow. HHYRA Fellows co-organize the annual conference, review proposals for the conference, receive mentorship and training in teaching and leadership, and mentor youth in teaching and leadership.
Applications for the 2024 HHYRA Youth Fellowship at Rutgers University will be available in September 2023.
2023 Youth Leaders Fellows
Ester Kirk, Morristown, NJ
Michaela Lattimore, Morristown, NJ
Peter Stallings, Queens, NY
Amir Truman, Long Island, NY
2022 Youth Leaders Fellows
Jahniya McCreary Long Island, NY
Lauralie Mufute, Jersey City, NJ
Synciere Smedley, Queens, NY
Sanjana Thakur, Princeton, NJ
2020 Youth Leaders Fellows
Hector Cruz, Bronx, NY
Keianna Grant, Boston, MA
Naomi Filipiak, Storrs, CT
Bryan Jaimes, Elizabeth, NJ
Semaj Skillings, Bronx, NY
2019 Youth Leaders Fellows
Safa Bilal, Long Island, NY
Alondra Contreras, New York, NY
Sydney Grant, Long Island, NY
Darius Rush, Jersey City, NJ
Ally Smith, Memphis, TN
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