In 2021, Luma Legacy proudly brought Signal Boost to life - a competition for youth to speak up about the issues that matter to them most. Our pilot of the program ran in Flint, Michigan in partnership with local nonprofit Shop Floor Theatre Company.
We kicked things off in the fall with an open call for submissions from 14-23 year-olds from the Flint area to submit an original song, rap, or poem about any issue they cared about. From there, a review crew of professionals with backgrounds in advocacy, music, and entertainment narrowed it down to five finalists, who truly all brought a different energy and story to the table: