Hip Hop Can Save America28 Sep 2024

Youth Empowerment with Ozay Moore of All Of The Above Hip Hop Academy

In this insightful interview, Manny Faces talks with Ozay Moore, founder of the All of the Above Hip Hop Academy in Lansing, Michigan. Learn how this innovative nonprofit is:

Using Hip Hop to mentor youth and support artistic expression
Bridging generational gaps through music and culture
Creating a Hip Hop cultural resource for the entire community
Balancing nonprofit work with authentic Hip Hop roots

Highlights include:

The journey from transient programs to a permanent brick-and-mortar space
How Hip Hop practices naturally incorporate social-emotional learning
The importance of evolving from "old head" to "OG" mentality
Exciting plans for adult classes and multigenerational engagement

Whether you're an educator, parent, nonprofit administrator, or Hip Hop enthusiast, this conversation offers valuable insights into using Hip Hop music and Hip Hop culture for positive change.

Ozay shares inspiring stories of impact, discusses the challenges of running a Hip Hop nonprofit, and explains why "Hip Hop is best served locally."

Learn how All of the Above Hip Hop Academy is creating unexpected connections and fostering critical thinking skills through beats, rhymes, and community spirit.

https://www.alloftheabovehiphop.org/

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Hip-Hop Can Save America! with Manny Faces is a Manny Faces Media production, in association with The Center for Hip-Hop Advocacy.

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Hip-Hop Can Save America! is produced, written, edited, smacked, flipped, rubbed down, and distributed by Manny Faces.

Eternal thanks to Consulting Producer, Sommer McCoy.

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