You're showing that arts education matters.

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Dear BEAT family,

We're writing to say thank you.

Thank you for being part of an important movement that’s furthering Hip Hop’s legacy by advocating for quality arts education for under-resourced youth and people with disabilities by supporting BEAT.

Over the past year alone, nearly 700 students experienced our beatboxing, breakin’, songwriting, and music production classes thanks to your crucial support. Despite a global pandemic, a tumultuous election, everything going virtual, months of widespread protests, and rampant unemployment, you have remained firm in insisting that arts education matters. You’ve shown our students that their voices and abilities matter to you, no matter what. That means the world to us and the communities we serve.

In the coming weeks, you’ll hear from members of our administrative team on the challenges and triumphs we have tackled this year. We hope these personal accounts energize you in deepening your commitment to our life-changing work in 2021.

Thank you again for an amazing year, and for empowering our young people to use their voice to advocate for hope and a better tomorrow through music.

Stay safe, and happy holidays!

James and the entire BEAT Team: Brittany, Christina, Lulu, and Luiggi