MeMA IN THE NEWS
New: Arts Alliance
MeMA-Music was born in 2012 out of a desire to encourage young people to explore and be inspired by the songs that drove past waves of social change. Click here
Voyage Chicago
Meet Jeanne Warsaw of MeMA-Music Click here
Channel 32 News-Chicago
A one-time record promoter for musicians including Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Isaac Hayes and The Rolling Stones is giving back. (2017 Peter Lisagor Award Winner-Exemplary Journalism) Click here
-Fox 32 TV Anchor Sylvia Perez Interviews MeMA-Music Founder, Jeanne Warsaw-Gazga Click here
-Fox TV-Good Day Chicago Host, Darlene Hill Interviews MeMA-Music Founder, Jeanne Warsaw-Gazga Click here
Highland Park Landmark
MeMA Music Students Explore Social Issues Through Performance Click here
WGN RADIO
Music industry legend Jeanne Warsaw stops by to talk about her 25 years in the music industry working with artists such as Janet Jackson, David Bowie, Smashing Pumpkins as well as MeMA Music, a non-profit youth arts education organization working to prepare students to navigate our multicultural world and to pursue the future of their choosing. Click here
WGN TV
New Program Combines Music, Social Lessons for CPS Students: Justin Bieber is not likely the person you’d expect to be the focus of a social studies or history lesson. But the pop singer and his antics are charging a very serious discussion for 8th graders at Stone Academy in West Rogers Park. It’s part of the new MeMA music program wrapping up its second year at the school. Click here
JUF NEWS
Music and youth-driven social justice movements return to Lawndale—former hub of Jewish life and activism. Click here
PATCH
Music, Art Link Past To Future For Students Click here
BrEpic Communications
MeMA-Music Continues Growth on Chicago’s South and West Sides As It Changes Students’ Lives.
DNAinfo Chicago
Program Inspired By Protest Songs Helps Propel Next Generation Of Activists