“Play It Forward” receives EMMY nomination
It’s official, y’all 🎉 “PLAY IT FORWARD” is nominated for a DAYTIME EMMY for Educational and Informational TV Program.
Yeah, Art! is beyond honored to play a small part in this exciting success for The Harlem Globetrotters, Peacock and Hearst Media Production Group. Scroll on to see how we collaborated to create this one-of-a-kind experience for young Oakland artists.
Watch a snippet from our episode, where Yeah, Art! Co-Founders Ja Ronn Thompson and Mike Blankenship introduce Harlem Globetrotters Cherelle “Torch” George and Latif “Jet” Rivers to the project we’ll be leading with our music students.
Stream our full episode on Peacock
Yeah, Art!’s episode was filmed at Youth UpRising, a powerful youth leadership development center in East Oakland, California. Youth UpRising provides comprehensive, fully integrated health, wellness, educational, career, arts, and cultural programming to Alameda County youth and young adults, ages 13-24.
None of this would have happened without our Board Member, Keith Dawkins. As the former Executive Vice President of Nickelodeon (2003-2017) and current President of The Harlem Globetrotters and Hearst Media Production Group, Keith supports Yeah, Art! in all things kids & family entertainment. Thank you so much for putting us on, Keith!
