Teach the Beat

As an initiative of Teaching for Change we know how important arts & culture are to D.C. We are please to announce a live Arts & Culture Mayoral Candidate Forum "Our DC, Our Culture."

There are two days to tun in! Don't miss it.

We’re excited to partner on Our DC, Our Culture: Arts & Culture Mayoral Candidate Forum, broadcast live on WPFW 89.3 FM on May 1 at 5 - 6 PM and on May 5 from 3-5 pm. Tune in to learn where your mayoral candidate stands on DC’s art and culture community! Get reminders by registering here: https://linktr.ee/dccollaborative #558633355

On February 19, 2020 Go-Go became the official music of D.C. through a mayoral proclamation. 2026 marks the 50-year anniversary celebration of go-go music.

Since 2015, , an initiative of Teaching for Change, has brought the distinctive sound, musical technique, and history of go-go music to D.C. area classrooms. Under the guidance of our renowned teaching artists like SweetCherie OnKeys, JuJu, and many more, young people are reclaiming a part of D.C. area culture.

Learn more and help sustain this work with a donation at TeachTheBeat.org

Join The Go-Go Museum this weekend, as young musicians take the stage to perform and compete with legendary figures from the Go-Go community judging and mentoring the bands.

Make Go-Go 4EVA Youth Go-Go Band Showcase & Competition: Day 1 Come support our youth as they carve out a vibrant future for this beloved genre!