Hyde Square Task Force Wins $500,000 Prize For Blending Music Education and Civic Engagement
Hyde Square Task Force youth perform an Afro Cuban dance piece during an open mic night in Jamaica Plain in 2019. (Courtesy Mark Saperstein) Hyde Square Task Force, a Jamaica Plain nonprofit organization, has been awarded a $500,000 grant by The Lewis Prize for Music. The organization trains young people in Afro-Latin music, dance and theater in tandem with civic engagement. Celina Miranda, executive director of Hyde Square Task Force, said in the past year they applied for more than 100 grants. The Lewis Prize comes at a critical time for the organization. “This one [is] not an ordinary gr...
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