“Art In Motion is one of the greatest things I have ever been able to be a part of. It’s a school less than two miles from where I grew up. It's geared to bring academics but also artistic expression and holistic living to children that are from Chicago,” [Common] shared with EBONY.
Check out this amazing EBONY piece featuring Common! Common discusses Art in Motion, his dreams for AIM's future and his recent successful Broadway run of Between Riverside and Crazy!
He also discusses AIM's Social Emotional Learning curriculum, he says “When it comes down to emotional intelligence, we want to give kids resources like meditation and the knowledge that it's okay to have therapy if you choose to. It's really about me creating the access for young people to be as truthful as possible.”
Read the full article here: bit.ly/Common_Ebony