Thrive Collective
Students from the “My Camera is My Weapon” program highlighted the restoration of Thrive Collective’s mural collaboration with La Borinqueña in The Bronx. The short film, produced by The Hip Hop Museum, features an interview with Murals Art Director Marissa Molina.
read moreHappy Birthday, Hoda! Thrive Collective’s 600th mural came “RIGHT ON TIME” to celebrate Hoda Kotb’s 60th birthday with the Today show. Mural by Marissa Molina Project Management by Pelumi Ayeni Student Artists: Eli, Chris, Josh, Charlize, Aaliyah, John, Aaron, Henry, and CJ Mural painted at Loisaida Center. Today reported on the mural. Here’s an excerpt:…
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The Today Show will unveil Thrive Collective’s 600th mural in a special segment live on Monday, August 12 at approximately 8:20am. Watch online here. Here’s a preview of Marissa and Pelumi painting with an amazing group of students. Today Show Preview: 600th Mural (2024) ‹ › × × Previous Next View this post on Instagram…
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Alma’s Way, produced by Fred Rogers’ Studio for PBS Kids, revolves around a Puerto Rican girl coming of age in the South Bronx. In the last year, two episodes have featured Thrive Collective students and collaborating artists Randy Mason, Thrive’s NYC Director and RHYME founder, and Kid Glyde of Dynamic Rockers and The Kids’ Breakin’…
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The Brooklyn Paper celebrates the “Welcome to Bay Ridge” mural by Michael “Kaves” McCleer, with support from NYC Council Member Justin Brannan and the Brooklyn Nets. Here’s an excerpt. Full article. The “Welcome to Bay Ridge” mural on 86th Street, near the corner of Gatling Place, memorializes some of the neighborhood’s most prominent figures, including…
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Thrive collective R.H.Y.M.E Director Randy Mason x Next Level USA 11.0 Next Level is an international hip hop diplomacy initiative by the U.S. Department of State, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Meridian International. Exchange Our World and Next Level USA is building a global community through Hip-Hop culture! Last week, U.S.…
read moreThrive collective Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel x Montefiore Moshulu Community Center Thrive collective Rhymes Help Young Minds Excel partners with Montefiore Moshulu Community Center to provide NYC students with fun, educational and interactive rap and percussion summer workshops. The R.H.Y.M.E x MMCC summer intensive took place over the course of 5 days in August…
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Thrive Collective returned to John Dewey High School for the 2023-2024 school year to inaugurate its Project Pivot program with an integrated arts academy. Collaborating once again with our partners Projectivity and Speek Lyfe, we produced a 36-week, multimedia experience in three 12-week modules: RHYME Hip Hop and Mentoring The JDHS Podcast School Murals Veteran…
read moreCouncil member Amanda Farías District 18 x R.H.Y.M.E x JHS 127 During the 2024 spring semester, Junior High School 127 students in the Bronx came together twice a week after school with RHYME teaching artists Jason Roberts and Kevin Toledo to learn about Hip Hop culture, the art of rap and a host of transferable…
read moreMS 839 x R.H.Y.M.E & Speek Lyfe sponsored by Roads To Success MS 839 scholars present “Reaching For The Stars” a student led Hip Hop banger! MS 839 students in Brooklyn NYC met twice a week for 12 weeks with RHYME and Speek Lyfe teaching artists Paul and Lawrence Coles for the 2024 spring semester…
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