A Dinner with sAINt JHN and WhyHunger

Nov 10

Nov 10 A Dinner with sAINt JHN and WhyHunger

He may not be a Saint according to the church, but Grammy Award-winning rapper and artist sAINt JHN is sure living up to his adopted stage name. Last Thursday, in support of global nonprofit WhyHunger, the artist hosted a pop-up dinner for the Hungerthon as part of a fundraising endeavor that aims to confront the root causes of hunger in America and give access to nutritious food for all.

Held at New York City’s Phoenix Palace, the event saw a myriad of high-profile guests including Yola, Bloody Osiris, Ilfenesh Hadera, Emory Jones, GIGGS, Dre Hayes, Rachel Jackson, and more, all ready to dine on a menu that drew on sAINt JHN’s Guyanese heritage: eggplant and roti appetizers, a fried-rice main, and Guyana’s national dish, pepperpot.

Before dinner, however, sAINt JHN took the time to share some words from the heart. “If I can help feed one person--then they can feed one person. That’s the mission. All I gotta do is help one person.” The rapper also designed limited-edition merchandise available at Hungerthon.org, with all sales acting as a donation for the charity.

WhyHunger’s 40th Hungerthon campaign kicked off on November 3rd. The event unites radio partners SiriusXM and iHeartRadio New York, artists including Bruce Springsteen and Yoko Ono Lennon, and thousands of supporters across the U.S who all share a vision of a hunger-free future.

Interested in contributing to WhyHunger’s mission? You can purchase tickets to join WhyHunger on December 14th at their Hungerthon Benefit Docu-Concert to celebrate their 50th Anniversary at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ. Can’t make it? Follow WhyHunger on instagram or peruse their site https://whyhunger.org/ for more information.