Coalition

We build COALITIONS in  the field of Hip-Hop Education through programming, fellowships and scholarships as part of our strategy to scale the field and bring attention to high-performing organizations, curricula, and leadership models while creating economic opportunities through pre-apprenticeship programs for a new generation of leaders.

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    • Alliance of Hip-Hop Archives and Collections

    Since 2012, Hip-Hop Education Center in collaboration with Cornell University’s Hip Hop Collection, The Schomburg Center, and NYU’s Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program, have hosted two Documenting History in Your Own Backyard Symposiums to bring together institutions that collect and preserve Hip-Hop, collectors, archivists,…

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    • Developing Careers and Job Opportunities with Arts2Work

    In collaboration with the Arts2Work organization, HHEC is developing a Digital Archiving and Curation Pre-Apprenticeship Program. This program will be targeted especially for the over 4 million ‘disconnected youth’ ages 16-24 who are neither working nor in school. Through Arts2Work and their certificate framework, this…

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    • Hip-Hop Education and Equity (H2E2) Initiative

    HIP-HOP EDUCATION AND EQUITY (H2E2) H2E2 aims to establish a California statewide network of qualified Hip-Hop and urban arts educators and provide resources, mentorship and support for teaching artists and industry professionals in partnering with public schools. H2E2 supports partnerships between AME programs and Hip-Hop…

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    • Supporting Ambassadors and Hip Hop’s Global Movement

    HHEC has hosted three cultural envoy delegations with the U.S. State Department Office of International Visitors Bureau of Educational and Cultural Leadership. Over 150 artists from around the world were given guided tours to Hip-Hop landmarks and treated to dinners with local leaders, artists, and…