SG Mag Takes on Youth-Anti Bullying/Violence through Art

A successful anti-bullying event inspired by a mother and daughter team reached and transformed the lives of young people through art.

Jade Harrell with Aviana Brown, Creative Director/Co-Operating Officer with mom, Kimberly Robinson, Founder, SGMagazine .

The three day event, Celebrating My Unique Through Art, An Anti-Bullying Campaign, commemorated National Education week and included a free screening of BROOKLYN, a French hip hop drama that premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival; a school wide assembly at Sumner High School with St. Louis hip hop artist Bo Dean, and a street art block party where artists celebrated individuality, essential to lessening bullying among young peers. Art pieces are being donated to the City of St. Louis to board up an abandoned home in North St. Louis.

The groundbreaking initiative---the only in St. Louis to launch such a massive anti-bullying campaign with a focus on the arts, targeting black youth--would appeal to local residents because of the public outcry for ways to curb violence in the black community and promote unity and understanding.