Press Releases

Kids Get Empowered At Queens Museum Event

New York City is the next stop on a national outreach "Get Empowered! Unity Arts Tour” led by Emmy Award-winning actor, dancer, musician Obba Babatundé and “Get Empowered!” a multicultural, healing arts and education organization.

YMCA of the USA Joins Welcoming America & Hundreds of Communities Nationwide to Celebrate New Americans During Welcoming Week

CHICAGO, Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Starting this Friday, September 15 and running through September 24, YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) joins local Ys and other organizations for Welcoming America's Welcoming Week, a national celebration designed to honor immigrants' contributions to society and bring people from all backgrounds together in a spirit of unity through community-based events. The Y's Welcoming Week events are open to the public and include activities to build awareness of the diversity within a community and promote cross-cultural understanding between immigrants and U.S.-born residents.

New Americans Welcome Week – National and Citywide Kickoff – Queens Museum

(New York City) The national organization, Get Empowered! is on a mission is to uplift, unify, empower and support children and adults of all ages and backgrounds by inspiring them to be their BEST selves. A team of professional artists, mentors and ambassadors from around the world empower children and adults. Leading the movement is Emmy-award winner actor, dancer, singer, musician, educator, children’s advocate and longtime ambassador of Get Empowered, Obba Babatundé.

Op-Ed: Brazilian Capoeira seeks to help schools 'Get Empowered!'

A unique organization called ‘Get Empowered!' wants to bring that spirit and energy of celebration to the schools. As annual budgets keep falling short with more set-backs for our nation's schools ‘Get Empowered’ is working to bridge that gap.Providing his support, Emmy-awarding winning actor/singer Obba Babatundé will be in the San Francisco Bay Area this March 17 to share with local schools and families the transforming power of music, dance and drumming.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/life/lifestyle/op-ed-a-brazilian-dance-approach-seeks-to-help-schools-get-empowered/article/487392#ixzz4atIFeTr5

Fun Family Friday UNITY ARTS led by Obba Babatundé & Get Empowered!

Get ready to smile, move, sing, jam and connect! Join acclaimed actor, dancer, singer Obba Babatundé and members of Get Empowered! for an inspiring, INTERACTIVE, fun-filled community building evening of empowerment cultural arts & mindfulness featuring: world music, drumming, dance, Capoeira, tap, singing and more.

Open to ALL ages. Get Empowered! is on a mission to uplfit, unify and empower kids, families and communities throughout Oakland and the Bay Area with multicultural & healing arts-education programs, events, training and outreach workshops. Currently, Get Empowered! engages 3000 children every month in CA and NY.

Visit the pages to learn more about it: Evensi - SF Gate - Eventful - Bay Area Parent - SpinGo.com

Get Empowered! partners with YMCA of Greater NY and New American Initiative Sites

In support of diversity/inclusion and the launch of National "New American Welcome Week." Get Empowered! provided cultural & healing arts activities to celebrate our theme "Communities in Unity" Events. 7 site citywide + an All-Staff Conference. Diversity, Inclusion, Community-Building for ALL ages! Proud to support Flatbush, Brooklyn, Sept 16 + Staten Island Sept 17 + Ellis Island Sept 19 + Harlem Sept 20 + Prospect Park, Bklyn Sept 21 + Flushing, Queens Sept 22 + Bronx Sept 23 + Chinatown Sept 24http://www.ymcanyc.org/association/international/new-americans-welcome-center

i am light!

Inspired by the music, lyrics and mission of artist India Arie Our K-8 youth get empowered through diverse India Arie songs, along with music-making, dance, American Sign Language, meditation, yoga and singing to find and spread the light within!