INSPIRED BY THE FILM RESPECT AND THE LIFE OF ICON AND ACTIVIST ARETHA FRANKLIN, IN SESSION TALKS IS AN INITIATIVE TO CLOSE THE EQUITY GAP FOR YOUTH OF COLOR FROM UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY CREATING EDUCATIONAL AND INSPIRING CONTENT SUPPORTING MUSIC EDUCATION AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT. THROUGH A SERIES OF MASTER CLASSES WITH CELEBRATED PERFORMERS, COMPOSERS, MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS, AND HIGH-ACHIEVING WOMEN OF COLOR, WE HOPE TO BROADEN THE HORIZONS AND ASPIRATIONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND LEADERS.

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