Congressional Black Caucus Young, Gifted & Green 40 Under 40 Awards 2026
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 18:00 -
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 21:00
Event duration 3 hours
General Admission:
USD 0.00
General Admission (After 7:30 PM ET) Sales start on Sep 17, 2026:
USD 28.52
VIP Admission:
USD 108.55
About Congressional Black Caucus Young, Gifted & Green 40 Under 40 Awards 2026
Join Young, Gifted & Green for our 5th Annual 40 Under 40 Awards + After Party September 17, 2026 6:00 PM-9:00 PM in Washington, DC!
Join Young, Gifted & Green for our 5th Annual 40 Under 40 Awards + After Party September 17, 2026 6PM-9PM at 18th Street Lounge (2nd & 3rd Floors) during the Congressional Black Caucus ALC.
2 FLOORS + OPEN BARS + HEAVY HORS D'OEUVRES!
FREE GENERAL ADMISSION 6:00 PM-7:30 PM
$25 General Admission (After 7:30 PM) | $100 VIP Access (Limited tickets available)
TWO MASTER DJ'S!
Young, Gifted & Green 40 under 40 is an annual list of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous environmental justice leaders under the age of 40 from across the U.S. who are grappling with complex solutions to solve the Climate Crisis and dismantle Environmental Racism. Nominees include educators, scientists, artists, policymakers, healthcare/public health professionals, faith-based leaders, mental health professionals, birth workers, farmers, social-justice advocates/activists, storytellers, journalists, entrepreneurs, technologists, chefs, clean-energy gurus, social media influencers — any individual making a major difference in environment justice.
Know Before You Go
Doors open at 5:45 PM ET.
Security will be strictly enforced and ID is required for entry.
Space is limited. Registration does not guarantee admission. Early arrival is recommended. Limited parking--ride share or metro travel recommended
There will be 2 floors with open bars and hors d'oeuvres on each floor.
Events Schedule
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 18:00
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 21:00
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Young, Gifted & Green
https://www.younggiftedgreen.org/
Young, Gifted & Green is a national grassroots, environmental justice and civil rights organization with the purpose of bringing like-minded organizations together to collectively take action and advocate against the crisis of lead exposure and environmental injustice in disadvantaged communities. Young, Gifted & Green is the first African American and Latinx founded environmental justice and civil rights organization in US history founded by HBCU graduates. Their roots began as a programming initiative within Thursday Network—Greater Washington Urban League with their first project supporting Flint, Michigan during the Flint Water Crisis. As a collective group of Black millennials from across the country, they grew into an official movement on February 10, 2016 and realized quickly that the Flint Water Crisis was a wake up call for every single city in the U.S. regarding lead exposure not just in water, but soil, air, and consumer products. We are moved by Dr. Martin Luther King's sentiment that "a threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."