Inside the B E A T!  This week, we are thrilled to announce that BEAT Global was awarded a generous grant of $15,000 by the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation. This contribution allows us to offer 50 BEAT Explorers workshops at various New York Public Library branches across Manhattan, Bronx & Staten Island. We will teach students to create original material and share their stories through poetry, spoken word, MC’ing/rapping, song writing, and music production. Our assessment in providing this program to more than 700 NYC underserved youth has shown that participants gain self-confidence through creative expression and channel negative feelings into positive action. Ultimately, they learn to embrace their individuality and develop lifelong skills that can be implemented in their personal and professional lives! Check below for dates and times and be sure to forward this newsletter to a young person who may be interested in attending our free workshops. Please follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more announcements and updates. Sincerely,  - James Kim Please Forward to Students Here are some dates for some of our upcoming workshops we will offer to students via the New York Public Library. Please share this with students you know. 09/10 - BEAT Explorers (4:00 PM) @Morningside Heights Library --- 09/17 - BEAT Explorers (4:00 PM) @96th Street Library Library --- 09/25 - BEAT Explorers (4:00 PM) @Pelham Parkway Van Nest Library --- 09/25 - BEAT Explorers (4:00 PM) @Roosevelt Island Library Forward Share Tweet Share Save the Date! On November 19, 2019, BEAT Global will host our Birthday Bash/Gala to celebrate 10 years of excellence of empowering our youth and communities through creative expression. Stay tuned for more details.