{"id":3498,"date":"2017-09-21T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsincerity.us\/?p=3498"},"modified":"2023-05-20T07:01:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T07:01:51","slug":"alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/","title":{"rendered":"Alphabet Rockers: Kids’ Music Group Dedicated to Justice, Kindness and Rocking Out"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is the question Tommy Shepherd and Kaitlin McGaw \u2013 founders of justice-oriented kids\u2019 music group Alphabet Rockers \u2013 ask themselves over and over. As award-winning artists and parents, they know hip-hop can be a catalyst for conversation, connection and a culture of freedom. That\u2019s why they make music that gets kids thinking about how to be good humans.<\/p>\n

Thousands of children in the Bay Area and beyond have become \u201crock stars\u201d thanks to the workshops and events hosted by the Alphabet Rockers crew. Little girls jump up on stage to learn how the DJ spins. Nine-year-old boys come together across cultures and grab the mic, rapping \u201cIf you don\u2019t look like me, will you still have my back? Yup!\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Tommy
McGaw and Shepherd. Photo courtesy of Alphabet Rockers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Kids of all cultural backgrounds find a home with Alphabet Rockers, who sing that “these walls can’t stop the love – these walls can’t hold us down.” When they throw an intergenerational dance party, families of all shades come together singing \u201cLet the sunshine in\u2026Shine! In my beautiful skin.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlphabet Rockers is important music \u2026 it creates the culture that is the reality of the world we want,\u201d says W. Kamau Bell, TV host and comedian.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Kids
Photo courtesy of Alphabet Rockers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

Their newest album \u2013 \u201cRise, Shine, #Woke\u201d \u2013 tackles big topics like bias and inclusivity. They\u2019re of the feather that the more conversations we can have with kids about, say, racism, the easier it will be to face and transform them in life. The album just dropped and can be found on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cSocial justice can be taught at the same time kids are learning to tie their shoes and sing the alphabet,\u201d McGaw explains. \u201cLives depend on all of us rising up and speaking out,\u201d Tommy adds. \u201cThis album does that\u2013it brings joy to tough topics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Don’t miss their latest music video “Shine<\/a>“, which was just released.<\/p>\n

If you’re down for music as a catalyst for change, you should read our piece on Building Beats<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This is the question Tommy Shepherd and Kaitlin McGaw \u2013 founders of justice-oriented kids\u2019 music group Alphabet Rockers \u2013 ask themselves over and over. As award-winning artists and parents, they know hip-hop can be a catalyst for conversation, connection and a culture of freedom. That\u2019s why they make music that gets kids thinking about how to be good humans. Thousands\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8],"tags":[710,148,711,712,208,115,713,714,109,33],"class_list":["post-3498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-makers","category-new-paths","tag-alphabet-rockers","tag-hip-hop","tag-kids","tag-kids-music","tag-music","tag-our-future","tag-rap","tag-rock","tag-social-justice","tag-youth"],"yoast_head":"\nAlphabet Rockers: Kid's Music Group Dedicated to Justice - New Sincerity<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thousands of children in the Bay Area and beyond have become \u201crock stars\u201d thanks to the workshops and events hosted by the Alphabet Rockers crew. Little girls jump up on stage to learn how the DJ spins. Nine-year-old boys come together across cultures and grab the mic, rapping \u201cIf you don\u2019t look like me, will you still have my back? Yup!\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alphabet Rockers: Kid's Music Group Dedicated to Justice - New Sincerity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thousands of children in the Bay Area and beyond have become \u201crock stars\u201d thanks to the workshops and events hosted by the Alphabet Rockers crew. Little girls jump up on stage to learn how the DJ spins. Nine-year-old boys come together across cultures and grab the mic, rapping \u201cIf you don\u2019t look like me, will you still have my back? Yup!\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"New Sincerity\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-09-21T16:00:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-05-20T07:01:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/AlphabetRockers-MarcusSalinas-OMCA_5050-KidPerformers.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"870\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"580\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Michael\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/person\/3a9708e76c62dfc591fddf96d6439c1f\"},\"headline\":\"Alphabet Rockers: Kids’ Music Group Dedicated to Justice, Kindness and Rocking Out\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-21T16:00:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-20T07:01:51+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/\"},\"wordCount\":370,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"alphabet rockers\",\"hip hop\",\"kids\",\"kids music\",\"music\",\"our future\",\"rap\",\"rock\",\"social justice\",\"youth\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Makers\",\"New Paths\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/\",\"name\":\"Alphabet Rockers: Kid's Music Group Dedicated to Justice - New Sincerity\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-09-21T16:00:36+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-05-20T07:01:51+00:00\",\"description\":\"Thousands of children in the Bay Area and beyond have become \u201crock stars\u201d thanks to the workshops and events hosted by the Alphabet Rockers crew. Little girls jump up on stage to learn how the DJ spins. Nine-year-old boys come together across cultures and grab the mic, rapping \u201cIf you don\u2019t look like me, will you still have my back? Yup!\u201d\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Alphabet Rockers: Kids’ Music Group Dedicated to Justice, Kindness and Rocking Out\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/\",\"name\":\"New Sincerity\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#organization\",\"name\":\"New Sincerity\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-white-pink-ds-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-white-pink-ds-logo.png\",\"width\":454,\"height\":40,\"caption\":\"New Sincerity\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/person\/3a9708e76c62dfc591fddf96d6439c1f\",\"name\":\"Michael\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ee36be45103dd08f1b38c2c3b6a7ccaf542996f328c2754bad8c9e1c84c1c73d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ee36be45103dd08f1b38c2c3b6a7ccaf542996f328c2754bad8c9e1c84c1c73d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Michael\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Alphabet Rockers: Kid's Music Group Dedicated to Justice - New Sincerity","description":"Thousands of children in the Bay Area and beyond have become \u201crock stars\u201d thanks to the workshops and events hosted by the Alphabet Rockers crew. Little girls jump up on stage to learn how the DJ spins. Nine-year-old boys come together across cultures and grab the mic, rapping \u201cIf you don\u2019t look like me, will you still have my back? Yup!\u201d","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Alphabet Rockers: Kid's Music Group Dedicated to Justice - New Sincerity","og_description":"Thousands of children in the Bay Area and beyond have become \u201crock stars\u201d thanks to the workshops and events hosted by the Alphabet Rockers crew. Little girls jump up on stage to learn how the DJ spins. Nine-year-old boys come together across cultures and grab the mic, rapping \u201cIf you don\u2019t look like me, will you still have my back? Yup!\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/","og_site_name":"New Sincerity","article_published_time":"2017-09-21T16:00:36+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-05-20T07:01:51+00:00","og_image":[{"width":870,"height":580,"url":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/AlphabetRockers-MarcusSalinas-OMCA_5050-KidPerformers.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Michael","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Michael","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/person\/3a9708e76c62dfc591fddf96d6439c1f"},"headline":"Alphabet Rockers: Kids’ Music Group Dedicated to Justice, Kindness and Rocking Out","datePublished":"2017-09-21T16:00:36+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-20T07:01:51+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/"},"wordCount":370,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#organization"},"keywords":["alphabet rockers","hip hop","kids","kids music","music","our future","rap","rock","social justice","youth"],"articleSection":["Makers","New Paths"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/","name":"Alphabet Rockers: Kid's Music Group Dedicated to Justice - New Sincerity","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-09-21T16:00:36+00:00","dateModified":"2023-05-20T07:01:51+00:00","description":"Thousands of children in the Bay Area and beyond have become \u201crock stars\u201d thanks to the workshops and events hosted by the Alphabet Rockers crew. Little girls jump up on stage to learn how the DJ spins. Nine-year-old boys come together across cultures and grab the mic, rapping \u201cIf you don\u2019t look like me, will you still have my back? Yup!\u201d","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/alphabet-rockers-music-group-teaching-kids-already-know-kindness\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Alphabet Rockers: Kids’ Music Group Dedicated to Justice, Kindness and Rocking Out"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/","name":"New Sincerity","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#organization","name":"New Sincerity","url":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-white-pink-ds-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/logo-white-pink-ds-logo.png","width":454,"height":40,"caption":"New Sincerity"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/person\/3a9708e76c62dfc591fddf96d6439c1f","name":"Michael","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ee36be45103dd08f1b38c2c3b6a7ccaf542996f328c2754bad8c9e1c84c1c73d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ee36be45103dd08f1b38c2c3b6a7ccaf542996f328c2754bad8c9e1c84c1c73d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Michael"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity"],"url":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3498"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7220,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3498\/revisions\/7220"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kilde.org\/new-sincerity\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}