Report To The Community 2021

“I’ve been at NJPAC since 2018,
and now I carry the knowledge
that there is a whole group of
people that I share a common
interest with. I keep that in my
head everywhere I go: I have
a place where I belong.
I’ve learned that I’m more
creative than I thought
I was, and I’ve learned there’s
something I’m good at.”
— Noah Akinnuoye, age 13, of Maplewood,
a student in NJPAC’s Hip Hop Arts and
Culture program. He’s currently working
on producing a new song based on samples
from Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman.”
Noah Akinnuoye
njpac.org
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