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“Finish what you start”

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OUR PARTNERS

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Mission

P.A.C.E. uses the arts to stimulate exposure and a better quality of life through music and theater to expand the pallet of a younger generation.

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Notable P.A.C.E. Alumni

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Arnetta Johnson

Arnetta Johnson graduated from P.A.C.E in 2011 and then later
graduated from Berklee College of Music has played for Beyoncè in the Superbowl XLVII, Coachella, and just came off tour with AJR.

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Joshua Sims

Joshua Sims graduated from P.A.C.E in 2017 and then later graduated from Cornell University and U Penn Law with his JD currently works at Holland and Knight Law Firm in Philadelphia and works for P.A.C.E under economic development.

Notable P.A.C.E. Alumni

Karima Dickerson - Cornell University

Alex Cummings - Oberlin Conservatory

Nala Johnson - Columbia University

Daniel Spearman - Oberlin Conservatory

Zhamina Faulkner - Barnard College

Joseph Streater - Berklee College of Music

Sharee Bookman - Spelman College

Haki Pratt - Morehouse College

Iran Mercado - Howard University

Michael Spearman - Oberlin Conservatory

Hassan Sabree - Berklee College of Music

Tenenfig Dickerson - Hampton University

P.A.C.E. is responsible for hundreds of college graduates.