Room to Learn, a world schooling nonprofit that gives academic assist to underserved communities, held its annual New York Gala on Could 13 at Tribeca Rooftop.
The group celebrated its silver jubilee with a efficiency by the legendary hip-hop duo, Salt-N-Pepa. The rappers, whose actual names are Cheryl James (Salt) and Sandy Denton (Pepa), had been excited in regards to the gig, which they hyped on Instagram.
“Push it actual good… for schooling! We’re excited to hit the stage on the @roomtoread New York Gala subsequent month, supporting the group’s mission to create a world the place each baby has the room to learn, be taught, and develop – as a result of schooling adjustments every thing.”
The Grammy-winning group carried out a medley of their hits for 350 attendees. The occasion, hosted by Room to Learn’s Regional Board of Administrators, honored supporters who helped the group elevate greater than $1 billion to assist international schooling, together with Goldman Sachs, which has invested greater than $27 million in the group.
The emcees are not any strangers to lending their movie star to a worthy trigger. In 1992, on the top of the AIDS epidemic, the group remixed their track “Let’s Discuss About Intercourse” to “Let’s Discuss About AIDS” to boost consciousness about secure intercourse and to debunk stigmas surrounding HIV and AIDS.
In 2020, Cheryl ‘Salt’ James recorded one other remixed model of their hit track referred to as “Let’s Discuss About Salt.” The track, together with an animated music video, was a joint collaboration between Hip Hop Public Well being and the American Coronary heart Affiliation aimed toward educating youngsters the well being dangers of extreme sodium consumption.
Salt-N-Pepa, together with DJ Spinderella, whose actual identify is Deidra Roper, will likely be inducted into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame on November 8 in Los Angeles.
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