Four cities · October 2025 announcement
Kaleidoscope Dreams
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Rhymes with Reason
Alicia Keys’ foundation and Rhymes with Reason announced a music-powered literacy initiative planned for 1,250 students.
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Students planned
Cities · Detroit, Cleveland,
Chicago & New York
Custom Hell’s Kitchen module
Announced launch
The Assignment
Who
Kaleidoscope Dreams Foundation, founded by Alicia Keys, announced a multi-city literacy initiative planned for 1,250 students in Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, and New York City.
The plan
Students will use a custom “You Don’t Know My Name...yet” module featuring vocabulary from the Hell’s Kitchen Broadway soundtrack and Alicia Keys’ songs, plus live kickoff workshops.
The goal
Help young people build vocabulary while exploring creativity, resilience, and their own voice through music and self-expression.
Every young person deserves the chance to see themselves as a creator, a dreamer, and a leader. Kaleidoscope Dreams Foundation, founded by 15-time GRAMMY Award–winning artist Alicia Keys, is partnering with Rhymes With Reason to make that vision real for students across the country.
Announced for October 2025, the multi-city initiative planned to bring Rhymes With Reason’s digital platform — teaching vocabulary through popular music — to 1,250 students in Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, and New York City.
The custom “You Don’t Know My Name...yet” learning module draws from Alicia Keys’ Broadway musical Hell’s Kitchen and her discography. It challenges students to explore words tied to creativity, resilience, and finding their own voice.
The announced program also includes live kickoff workshops, school-year learning, summer programming, and recognition for student growth, creativity, and achievement — helping students discover the power of their words and the potential of their dreams.
Impact in Progress
As announced for October 2025 · outcomes pending
Planned student reach
Cities in the plan
Students enrolled
Learning outcomes
Partnership in Action
Music, learning, and creative voice across four cities.
About Rhymes with Reason
Now available in Detroit, Cleveland, New York, and Chicago
Rhymes with Reason is an educational technology program utilized in over 300 schools across the country. We make a difference alongside high profile organizations including Chance the Rapper’s SocialWorks, The Los Angeles Chargers Impact Fund, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Kaiser Permanente, The City of Detroit’s Grow Detroit Young Talent and San Diego’s Founders First Capital Partners CDC.
The program’s music-powered approach to closing the vocabulary and reading gap serves as a refreshing learning experience for youth in grades 2 through 12.
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