Two-Time
Grammy® Winner Mentors Inner City Youth at National Non-Profit
Dedicated to Transforming Lives Through the Developmental Power of
Performance.
New
York, NY, USA (July 14, 2015) -- Grammy® Award-winning hip-hop
artist Lecrae's
visit to the 42nd Street headquarters of the All
Stars Project last year - to meet and mentor the
inner city young people engaged in the organization - turned into so
much more than expected. The All Stars Project has released a video
of Lecrae's inspiring visit. Produced by Diane Mayer in partnership
with MTV, the video can be viewed at: https://youtu.be/cG5UjPW04N4.
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Hip-Hop Artist, Lecrae
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A
privately funded national nonprofit organization founded in 1981, the
All Stars Project transforms the lives of youth and poor communities
using the developmental power of performance, in partnership with
caring adults. The All Stars Project involves over 10,000 young
people every year in its afterschool programs in six cities across
the country.
In
a conversation facilitated by Antoine Joyce, Senior Program
Manager/Development Officer for the All Stars Project Dallas, Lecrae
shared that growing up he turned to hip-hop to find purpose, but
instead found a lifestyle that included gang life, drugs and alcohol.
After turning his own life around, he is now known for his music and
outreach to inner-city youth. Lecrae has sold over two million
albums, and his latest, Anomaly, debuted at number one on the
Billboard Top 200 and across several other sales charts as well.
The
All Stars youth in attendance then introduced themselves to Lecrae
and spoke about their personal experiences and hardships growing up.
They shared how life-changing their involvement in the All Stars
Project has been, and let Lecrae know that his music supported their
choice to be positive and move forward.
Afterward,
Lecrae said of his participation, "I was brought out to inspire,
but left inspired."
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For
more information on All Stars Project, please contact: Erin
Vadala, Warner Communications - erin@warnerpr.com
or 978-468-3076
For
more information on Lecrae, please contact: Edwin Banacia, Schure
Media Group - eb@schuremediagroup.com
Or
Kelly
Krueger, 'stache media - kelly.krueger@stachemedia.com
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