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Afro Roots Hop was founded in South Chicago by Akwerius in 2007. Fellow emcee Nap Nat (Napi Natural) established The Afromerican Project as an effort to create an elevated platform for artists, fans, neighborhoods and communities. read more

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Voices CAMP an interdisciplinary arts and media workshop for youth combining hip hop poetry, visual arts, web media, digital music and stage performance
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Check out the latest podcasts, videos and interviews on the Making Connections blog.

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Stories and projects by youth, mentors and artists in the media camp

The Trip (pt 1: the classroom) 02:18 To kids nowadays, school is so boring, they're craving for something fun or extra-ordinary to happen. Then one day, it happened... From: hwc-camp Added: august 2006 Rating: Teen Violence 04:11 A report by Xavier, Anthony and Marcus on the causes of teen violence in Chicago From: hwc-camp Added: august 2006 Rating: Dance Incorporated 05:00 Dancer and choreographer Catherine Adams takes you on a video tour from modern to hip hop. From: hwc-camp Added: august 2006 Rating: view all

 

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Our vision to inspire youth worldwide through storytelling and media arts.

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Our programs in partnership with schools and community organizations

Since its launch in July 2006, the CAMP project zone is growing to more Chicago locations >> read more. Teens get hands-on practice as media-arts apprentices working on real community projects with professional artists, teachers and organizers. reporter, producer, writer, graphics designer, cameraman, choreographer Sign up today and join the Voices CAMP network.

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