17 Years Later What's SPARKING the Future for Usher's Philanth (1)
1. 17 Years Later.. What's Igniting the Future for Usher's Philanthropy?
In January, at the American Justice Summit in NYC, Usher's New Look founder, Usher
Raymond IV, sat down with Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation, and
discussed how artists can raise consciousness and influence social change. Usher
explained how since 1999, his youth leadership organization, Usher's New Look (UNL),
has successfully transformed the lives of over 30,000 young men and women and
empowered them to become social change agents...The next generation of disruptive
innovators. Now, 17 years later, UNL is embarking on a new chapter; The development
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2. of a one-of-a-kind youth innovation hub, The UNL SPARK LAB, coming to Atlanta
September 2016.
"A Place For Disruptivators"
Click the PLAY button to Watch Usher Announce His BIG Plans for
THE UNL SPARK LAB
WE'RE ON A MISSION TO
SPARK THE NEXT GENERATION
Check out the latest UNL youth news stories!
3. LUDACRIS & UNL SPARK 220 ATLANTA MIDDLE &
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH LEADERSHIP
TRAINING
This month, Ludacris joined forces with UNL to give back to his Atlanta community by
hosting a Powered by Service Leadership Training for 220 Atlanta students! UNL peer
trainers from around the nation brought their A-game to the ATL! Read More
UNL HOSTS SPARK-STARTING CAREER DAYS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH IN ATLANTA, MILWAUKEE,
DETROIT & NYC!
• UNL Atlanta Academy Youth Attend Career Day & Mock Legislative Session at Georgia
State Capitol
• UNL Milwaukee Academy Youth Receive Career Shadow & Tour at AT&T
• UNL Detroit Academy Youth Receive Career Prep Workshop from Accenture
• UNL NYC Academy Youth Career Shadow at Facebook HQ!
SPARK-STAR CORNER!
These UNL Youth are on FIRE
4. • UNL Milwaukee Academy Sophomore, Trinity Tucker, a student from Golda Meir
Placed 3rd in the Forensic Meet and has applied for the BEL program. She holds
3.8 GPA!
• UNL Milwaukee Academy Freshman, Markell Harper, a student at Golda Meir
received an award for Best Character
• UNL Milwaukee Academy Freshman, Alicia Bradford, a student at Golda Meir made
the Varsity volleyball team as a freshmen and also passed her certification for CPR
and Babysitting.
• UNL Milwaukee Academy Freshman, Myles Walker, a student Golda Meir was
promoted to Corporal in the Young Marines and has been chosen to travel this
summer to Oregon as a part of the Young Leadership School.
• UNL Milwaukee Academy Freshman, Jamiya Washington of Golda Meir, has been
selected for the Upward Bound program and completed her PLTW cube for the
STEM program.
• UNL Milwaukee Mogul in Training, Ammon Lyle, Attended a BET Panel at The
White House! Read More
We can't do it without you:
About Usher's New Look
Usher’s New Look, founded by Usher Raymond IV in 1999, is on a mission to develop global youth leaders by
equipping them with the necessary tools to shape their futures, solve their challenges and build stronger communities.
UNL's peer-to-peer program model and curriculum provides Access, Awareness and Empowerment to youth in
underserved communities, in order to guide them on a pathway to leadership and help them make educational and
JOIN THE MOVEMENT. BECOME A SPARK-STARTER