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Meet The Woman That Has Helped Countless Black Children Get Paid To Appear On Nickelodeon, ESPN, And Netflix
All heroes do not wear capes; Tyra Hawthorne, founder of Heartbeat Music & Performing Arts Academy, has made a lot of sacrifices to save the youth!
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| Tyra Hawthorne, founder of Heartbeat Music Performing Arts Academy (right) with one of her students and the President of HBCU Alumni San Diego |
San Diego, CA - Owning a business during this time is a challenge. But owning a non-profit organization, is a true test of faith and determination. Each day non-profit business owners are hoping and wishing that they are chosen to receive the next grant or donation. Lack of funds often causes non-profit business owners to close their doors faster than they get them open. But not for this non-profit business owner.
Meet Tyra Hawthorne, the owner of Heartbeat Music & Performing Arts Academy located in San Diego, CA. Ms. Hawthorne is not any different from the others who has experienced financial hardship due to lack of financial support, but when it came to her choice to keep the doors open in 2016, there was nothing that was going to stop her from doing so, even if this meant giving up her life and sacrificing everything she had to fund the organization on her own with her mother right by her side.
