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  Celebrate Bobby McFerrin with BEAT Have you heard the exciting news? BEAT will honor the illustrious  Bobby McFerrin  at our  2020 Virtual Gala! Not only has he received 10 Grammy Awards, he’s also worked with some of the most notable instrumentalists of our time: Yo-Yo Ma, Herbie Hancock, and Chick Corea, to name a few. We’re so excited to celebrate his amazing legacy, and hope you’ll join us to celebrate him too!!   Click Here  to RSVP for BEAT's 2020 Virtual Gala on  November 19th, 6pm-7pm EST Help BEAT Spread the Word!   Are you as excited as we are? Help us spread the word! It would mean the world to us if you saved the above image and shared it to your followers and friends. Encourage them to follow BEAT on  Instagram  and hit the  Link  in our bio to RSVP! Become A BEAT Supporter Today!   The lockdown in March sent shockwaves through our organization -- but what’s continued to be our greatest concer...

  Bridging Education & Art Together (BEAT Global) www.beatglobal.org  | 718.937.2328 44-02 23rd Street, STE 414, Long Island City, NY 11101 10/5/2020 Hip Hop and Hope: BEAT’s 2020 Virtual Gala Press Release For Immediate Release and Distribution   Queens, New York, October 5, 2020 -- On November 19, 2020, 6:00-7:00 PM EST, BEAT (Bridging Education & Art Together) will host its first Virtual Annual Gala with the theme Hip Hop and Hope. This year’s honorees include 10-time Grammy Award winner Bobby McFerrin, renowned disability dance group ILL-Abilities, and AHRC Transition Developer Jonathon Epstein -- three entities who embody hope in their tireless advocacy for the arts. They join the growing list of prominent figures BEAT has previously honored, such as Congressman Charles Rangel, Hip Hop Historian Joe Conzo, and Beatbox legend Rahzel the Godfather of Noise.   BEAT is a NYC-based non-profit organization whose mission is to transform the lives of youth ...

  “ You can make a speech: people forget it the next day. You put the information in a leaflet: people hold onto it for a week and throw it away. But if you write a song and put that information in a song, people hear it, remember it, and sing it: it lives on.” - Joe Hill. (Labor activist and songwriter) This Labor Day, BEAT sends a HUGE shout-out to our  Teaching Artists  who invest their labor in keeping the culture alive through making art and music and teaching these traditions to our youth. We applaud their dedication to upholding our mission of unlocking the social, emotional, and creative potential of our youth every time they step into the classroom. Thank you for all that you do! Nominate a Rising Change-Maker Thank You Louie-G! The BEAT family would like to wish a  HAPPY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY  to our amazing Outreach Coordinator, Luiggi Montanero! One year ago, Luiggi began his journey with BEAT as an eager, excited and passionate administrative intern. H...

  Reimagining  the World through Hip Hop   BEAT in partnership with the  BMW Foundation  will take participants on an intergalactic journey to take a deeper look at the issues our society faces today from an out-of-this-world perspective. Our 50-minute workshop and showcase on  The Art of Hip Hop  will take place virtually on August 26th.  Watch this space for highlights from this exciting and one-of-a-kind event! To learn more,  Click Here  to follow the BMW Foundation on Instagram.   Celebrate International Youth Day with BEAT To celebrate  International Youth Day , BEAT will offer  FREE  beatboxing and breakin' classes to youth and their families! Join us to learn the basics of breakin' and how to make cool beatboxing sounds using nothing but your own voice. Registration  is  FREE  and  open to families all over the world ! Calling All Breakers: BEAT TikTok Challenge BEAT challenges  a...