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Usher\u00a0<\/strong>and his New Look nonprofit have\u00a0teamed with the\u00a0Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta to launch\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>Usher\u00a0<\/span>Raymond IV Spark Lab and a\u00a0new signature program called the Entertainment Industry Club.<\/span><\/p>\n The Usher Raymond IV Spark Lab is intended to provide hands-on experiences in music production, photography and more to members of the Boys & Girls Club, aligning with\u00a0its \u201cmission\u00a0to ignite the unlimited potential of kids and teens by creating safe, inclusive, and engaging environments, empowering them to find their spark and pursue their passions,\u201d says\u00a0David Jernigan<\/strong>, president of the Metro Atlanta club.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Set to launch in 2025, the Entertainment Industry Club, first introduced by the\u00a0Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan in 2020, will provide hands-on experiences to\u00a0participants ages 14-24, as well as training by industry professionals\u00a0and career exploration.<\/span><\/p>\n The ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiling the new Entertainment Industry Club marks the conclusion of Usher\u2019s Social Impact Tour, an initiative aimed at empowering and creating brighter futures for young people in various cities. The tour\u00a0reached over 4,800 youth in Washington, D.C., Detroit, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and seven other cities.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cReturning to the Boys & Girls Clubs, where I discovered my passion, and launching this program in Atlanta is a full-circle moment for me,\u201d said Usher, founder of New Look. \u201cThe Spark Lab and Entertainment Industry Club is about providing our youth with the tools, confidence, and opportunities they need to turn their dreams into reality. It\u2019s an honor to help inspire the next generation of leaders and innovators through After School programs.\u201d<\/p>\n Paras Griffin \/ GETTY Images Usher\u00a0and his New Look nonprofit have\u00a0teamed with the\u00a0Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta to launch\u00a0the\u00a0Usher\u00a0Raymond IV Spark Lab and a\u00a0new signature program called the Entertainment Industry Club. The Usher Raymond IV Spark Lab is intended to provide hands-on experiences in music production, photography and ...<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11509,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[12,13,18,19,90],"class_list":["post-11508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-authors","tag-cool-music","tag-music","tag-music-club","tag-music-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11508"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11510,"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11508\/revisions\/11510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mpmradio.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/h6>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"